“…After his return from Africa in 1881, he joined the Amalgamated Society of Engineers and became increasingly active in socialist politics. In 1884, he joined the Social Democratic Federation (SDF) and unsuccessfully contested Nottingham as a SDF parliamentary candidate in 1885. …”

“…He moved to Bristol at 13 and worked in various jobs. He became active in socialist politics and was secretary of the Bristol Right-to-Work Committee in 1910. …”

“…He moved to Bristol at 13 and worked in various jobs. He became active in socialist politics and was secretary of the Bristol Right-to-Work Committee in 1910. …”

“…The leader of the NUWM was Wal Harrington (1896-1966) a tool maker and member of the Communist Party. Its first activity was to organise a march from London to the Labour Party conference in Brighton in 1921. …”

“…After being called up he worked in various 'shops' in west London industrial heartland and became an active member and shop steward. He became President of the union after being elected to the National Executive Committee. …”

“…1999 "Rita Donaghy : TUC Millennium Film Project", 1999, Trades Union Congress Interview with Rita Donaghy, part of the TUC Millennium Film Project Rita Donaghy (1944- )worked at the University of London Institute of Education as an Assistant Registrar and later as Permanent Secretary to the Students' Union. She became active in the trade union Nalgo [later Unison], becoming a member of its National Executive by 1973 and serving as President for 1989/90. …”

“…After his retirement, he became active in pension campaign and founded the National Pensioners Convention in 1992.…”

“…1921 1918-1939 "Margaret Bondfield (1873-1953)" [T0059.jpg], 1921 Margaret Bondfield (1873-1953) worked first as a pupil teacher in Chard, Somerset and then as a shop assistant in Brighton and London. She became active in the National Union of Shop Assistants, Warehousemen and Clerks and spoke on socialist platforms in the 1890s. …”

“…2013 "Groves, Sally", 2013, HistoryTalk Sally Groves was an assembly worker at the Trico windscreen wipers factory on the Great West Road in Brentford working there from 1975 until 1980. She was active on the Trico picket line in the successful 1976 strike for equal pay for women. …”

“…Geraldine explains many aspects of dementia care including the pay, conditions and day to day work activities using reminiscence with older people. …”

“…After his retirement, he became active in pension campaign and founded the National Pensioners Convention in 1992. …”

“…He regarded this as ‘the death of what we were trying to do’ and remembers this era as ‘the watershed period of my life.’ He was actively involved in campaigns opposing these changes (which also saw worsening working conditions for the teaching staff.) …”

“…She remained there for 4 years before leaving for an 8 year stint at North Kensington Law Centre, until retiring in 2007. Val was an active union member - belonging to ASTMS , NALGO and UNITE -throughout the whole of her working life; and took part in a variety of community campaigns. …”

“…He joined the Communist Party during the war and left to join the Trotskyist International Marxist Group about 1971, remaining active in a broad range of national and international political campaigns. …”

“…She had been a union member in Vancouver but now became very involved in branch and other level activities. Notes the role of women in the union. Outlines the various strikes in the eighties, both official and unofficial. …”

“…It was fully unionised but was later ‘blacklisted’ for union activities and sacked from a diesel engine factory in Staines. …”

“…Stan was from the start an active trade unionist. He needed to be a member due to the closed shop that was strongly supported by his first union, the ETU and was warmly invited to attend branch meetings in north London. …”

“…He attended union meetings at his LT garage and the branch meetings were held at a local pub where there was an element of social activity too. He notes the first unofficial strike he was involved over schedules in 1979/ 80 and the secondary picketing that occurred at local garages. …”