The Scottish Carter
The History of the Scottish Horse and Motormen's Association 1898-1964
- 448 pages
- English
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The Scottish Carter
The History of the Scottish Horse and Motormen's Association 1898-1964
About this book
First published in 1967, The Scottish Carter presents the history of the Scottish horse and motormen's association from 1898- 1964. The road haulage industry has expanded at the tempestuous rate, and here is recorded an equally tempestuous history of a trade union built by the men who have driven the vehicles.
Angela Tuckett, an active trade unionist, also has practical knowledge of the trade union movement in the capacity of qualified solicitor and journalist. She explains the development of the men's outlook, from the relations which obtained between master and servant in the intolerable conditions of the horse drawn era to the present-day crisis in collective bargaining. With the change from horse to mechanical traction came the fight for a measure of public control, the Royal Commission on Transport 1928-30 and the road traffic legislation which followed. The author describes the struggle for traffic between private railway companies and private road hauliers, nationalization and denationalization of road transport, and how the union reached the conclusion that the only solution to traffic chaos is an integrated transport system under public ownership.
In tracing how and why the Scottish union arose, its special problems and the reason for keeping its Scottish bases, the author has drawn upon the union's official records and other original sources. The result shows a modern progressive union, principled in its relations with other organizations, responsive to change and equipped to meet new problems for which many larger unions still have to find the solution. This is an interesting book for students of trade union history, Scottish labour history and British history.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Foreword
- Table of Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- One: Introduction
- Two: Forerunners and Founders
- Three: The First Years
- Four: The Sinews of War
- Five: Policy, Publicity and Recognition
- Six: The Carter’s Day’s Darg
- Seven: The 1913 Strike and After
- Eight: War’s Problems and Opportunities
- Nine: The Carters and the Clydeside Revolt
- Ten: Unemployment and the Aftermath of War
- Eleven: The General Strike in Scotland and After
- Twelve: Attempts to Control Road Chaos
- Thirteen: Private Railways Versus Private Road Haulage
- Fourteen: The Old Leaders Go
- Fifteen: Transport in Six Years of War
- Sixteen: Towards Nationalization
- Seventeen: Post-War Problems
- Eighteen: Towards Denationalization
- Nineteen: Away From the Old ‘Friendly Society’
- Twenty: The Last Rake
- Index of Names
- General Index