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25 May 1868
Trades Union Congress
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The first meeting of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) takes place in
Manchester. During the last two decades, skilled workers such as engineers,
carpenters and boilermakers have organised themselves into 'new model
unions'. These charge fairly high membership fees and, in return, offer
good benefits, such as pensions. They negotiate with employers on behalf
of their members and insist on full consultations before calling a strike.
Despite this constitutional approach, the unions are not recognised by
law, and their members are vulnerable to charges of conspiracy and agitation.
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