It's not John Smith who was the Union member - it was the people who worked for him!
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27-03-2009, 10:11 AM #11
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27-03-2009, 10:32 AM #12
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Erm yes I realised that.
Browneyes
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27-03-2009, 8:32 PM #13
Thanks for the renewed interest in this everyone and for the links Browneyes. I will pass them on to the friend on who's behalf I asked about this.
We are looking at London and later Essex. From the early 1900's most likely - the date on the piece of paper is missing but the son he is referring to would be about the right age to join him in business around this time.
Christina
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27-03-2009, 10:48 PM #14
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There seems to be a book (Without Blare of Trumpets by Sidney Fine) that discusses the role that the National Erector's Association and its Commissioner Walter Drew played in opposing the 'open shop movement' in America, 1919 - 1920 (open shop = a person could be employed whether they did or did not belong to a union but "in practice" usually only non-union workers were employed).
Mentions a "union-organized dynamiting campaign".
I wonder if your friend's gentleman was involved in that?Browneyes
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28-03-2009, 1:28 AM #15
I don't know whether his ancestor was involved but with all the grief this family have caused me over the last couple of months I feel like organising a "dynamiting campaign" of my own.
The information you have all given has been passed on and is appreciated.
Thank you.
Christina
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