Russian trade union banner, 1925

1925 1918-1939 "Russian trade union banner, 1925" [T0516.jpg], 1925 This banner was presented to the Women's Trade Union Delegation to Russia, April-July 1925 which was led by Mary Quaile of the Transport and General Workers' Union. The slogan on this banner reads 'Workers...

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Institution:TUC - Trade Union Congress Library
Language:English
Published: 1925
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10796/163A8B6D-FCF1-41DF-9781-2BBC9FCD686A
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Summary:1925 1918-1939 "Russian trade union banner, 1925" [T0516.jpg], 1925 This banner was presented to the Women's Trade Union Delegation to Russia, April-July 1925 which was led by Mary Quaile of the Transport and General Workers' Union. The slogan on this banner reads 'Workers of the world unite. United Struggle of Russian and English men and women workers will ensure world victory of the proletariat'. The banner portrays 2 women against a backdrop of factories and Lenin's tomb. The slogan on the reverse of the banner reads 'To English women delegates of the General council of Trade Unions Long Live the unity of the Trade Union Movement. The women trade unionists of Tvet, May 1925.
Physical Description:Banner
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