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Society for the Study of Labour History: the UK’s principal organisation dedicated to the study of labour history & publisher of Labour History Review sslh.org.uk
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Society for the Study of Labour History @sslh.bsky.social · Sep 21
If labour history matters to you, join us. Annual membership costs £37 (£21 for students) and includes a subscription to Labour History Review
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We're proud to be a member of the #GeneralStrike100 national partnership.
Explore our interactive map and sign up to visit your nearest partner and #GeneralStrike100 history sites via actionnetwork.org/forms/visit-...
November 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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The @1972shp.bsky.social Yorkshire History Forum has kicked off! Great to see @historyrichk.bsky.social in the front row of @cpalmerhistory.bsky.social's presentation for secondary history teachers, 'Beyond the Metropole', looking at the impact of the Transatlantic slave trade on the regions.
November 24, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Delighted to welcome this into the world. Paperback for £9.99 or kindle for £8.99.
Hope you’ll treat yourself to an early Christmas present 📚🎄
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#Chartism #C19th #History
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Book cover. Dark green background. Text: Chartist Lives. 42 pen portraits that tell the stories of Chartist leaders and activists. Mark Crail
November 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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We’re launching our new catalogue on Monday 8 December.

To keep our collections safe while we do this, access and ordering will be suspended for a week before launch and all requests for 8 December onwards must be made on the new system when it launches.

Find out more: bit.ly/CollectionSu...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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We're proud to be a member of the #GeneralStrike100 national partnership

Explore our interactive map & sign up to visit your nearest partner & #GeneralStrike100 history sites at actionnetwork.org/forms/visit-...

Looking forward to sharing our collections through onsite events & digitised sources!
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November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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We're proud to be a member of the #GeneralStrike100 national partnership.
Explore our interactive map and sign up to visit your nearest partner and #GeneralStrike100 history sites via actionnetwork.org/forms/visit-...
November 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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🚨REMINDER🚨
Join Llafur and Cyfarthfa Foundation at our joint conference 'History and Heritage in Merthyr!
📅This Saturday (28/11/25) from 9:30am
📍Theatr Soar, Merthyr Tydfil
Free tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/llafu...
November 24, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Find out more about our #bursaries. We are always open to applicants sslh.org.uk/bursaries-gr...
Bursaries
The Society for the Study of Labour History offers financial support to PhD students, post-graduate researchers and independent scholars engaged in postgraduate-level research, as well as to BA and…
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November 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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We supported Drishya Rai's research trips to the Gurkha Museum and National Army Museum under our BA/Taught Masters bursary programme. Here's what she discovered
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Drishya Rai (Cambridge) on Gurkha military labour, identity, and settlement
My BA project explores the lived experiences of Gurkha soldiers and their families in Kent, focusing on how they have evolved as a distinctive form of military labour and how they have navigated mi…
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November 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Call for papers #CFP

Blood is the Price of Coal: Coal Communities, Health and Welfare in Britain and Beyond from the 19th Century to the Present

18 June 2026: 1 day conference + NUM archive exhibition

Submit abstracts / express interest at warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...

Deadline: 25 Jan 2026
Blood is the Price of Coal: Coal Communities, Health and Welfare in Britain and Beyond from the 19th Century to the Present When and where: University of Warwick, Coventry, on Thursday 18 June 2026. Conference summary: This free one day conference aims to bring together researchers from higher education, community and campaign groups to explore the history of health and welfare in Britain’s coal mining industry. Held jointly by the University of Warwick's Centre for the History of Medicine, Science and Technology, and Modern Records Centre, the event will run alongside an exhibition which will explore some of the themes covered by the speakers through the National Union of Mineworkers' archives. We welcome contributions from new and established researchers, working inside and outside higher education. Confirmed participants include: - Jörg Arnold (University of Augsburg / Institute for Contemporary History Munich - Berlin), author of The British Miner in the Age of DeIndustrialization - Keith Gildart (University of Wolverhampton), Principal Investigator on research project On Behalf of the People: Work, Community and Class in the British Coal Industry 1947-1994 and former miner - Quentin Outram (University of Leeds), Secretary of the Society for the Study of Labour History and co-editor of Coal in Victorian Britain Conference themes: Subjects that could be addressed include but are not limited to: The human cost of coal, including: - Mining disasters, their contemporary impacts and later memorialisation. - Industrial accidents, industrial diseases and workers’ compensation. - Mine safety and the improvement of conditions. - Mining and mental health. Industrial health and welfare, including: - Pre-nationalisation provision in and beyond the colliery. - National Coal Board provision, including the NCB Medical Service, housing and the Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation. - Trade union campaigns and benefit schemes. - Sport and social provision as mining welfare. Coal and community, including: - Environmental impact. - Mining families and the intergenerational effects of the mining industry. - Impacts of the industry with particular reference to gender, race and ethnicity. - Coalfield communities after coal: the effects of deindustrialisation. Submission guidelines We wish to make space for dialogue between academic and community-based researchers, and welcome involvement from mining heritage and local history groups / researchers from former coalfield communities. We welcome and encourage alternative presentational styles. Possible formats for contributions could include: - 15-20 minute papers. - 5 minute lightning papers (for example showcasing a particular object or archival source, or highlighting a particular place, event, individual or experience). - Round table discussions. - Posters or displays. Submission deadline: 25 January 2026. Limited funding for travel support will be available, with priority given to early career researchers or participants who cannot draw upon institutional funding. For additional enquiries, please contact the conference organisers at archives@warwick.ac.uk
November 20, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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We supported Drishya Rai's research trips to the Gurkha Museum and National Army Museum under our BA/Taught Masters bursary programme. Here's what she discovered
sslh.org.uk/2025/11/20/d...
Drishya Rai (Cambridge) on Gurkha military labour, identity, and settlement
My BA project explores the lived experiences of Gurkha soldiers and their families in Kent, focusing on how they have evolved as a distinctive form of military labour and how they have navigated mi…
sslh.org.uk
November 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Militant Migrants: Clements Kadalie, the ICU and the Mass Movement of Black Workers in Southern Africa, 1896-1951, by Henry Dee

Book launch, Marx Memorial Library, Clerkenwell; Saturday 29 November, 4pm.

All welcome
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Book launch: Militant Migrants
Join us at the Marx Memorial Library for the launch of Militant Migrants: Clements Kadalie, the ICU and the Mass Movement of Black Workers in Southern Africa, 1896-1951, by Henry Dee. The event tak…
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November 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Never knew about this before. Great to see - and fun to spot the numerous anachronisms if, like me, you enjoy a bit of pedantry.
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The Tolpuddle Martyrs Mural: A Colourful Celebration Of Trade Unions
A tribute to six men who were deported for forming a trade union.
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November 16, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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An excellent read; Keith Gildart’s review essay in The English Historical Review focusing on a collection of recent historical works on aspects of the 1984/5 British Miners Strike and remembering that 40years on. Incl.
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Which Side Are You On Boys? Revisiting the History of British Coal Miners and the Strike of 1984/5
The year 2025 marks the fortieth anniversary of the end of the bitter twelve-month miners’ strike of 1984/5. The dominance of coal in British energy produc
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November 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Most read in Labour History Review |
'A Radical and Progressive Legacy: Labour’s Housing Record, 1945 to 1951' by John Robert Temple
Read it online: bit.ly/Temple-LHR
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A red background with grey cogs and mechanics in the bottom right hand corner on top of which is the red plain cover of Labour History Review. The journal caption is placed in white text to the left which reads 'Published in partnership with the Society for the Study of Labour History' with the LUP and SSLH logos in white at the top left.
November 10, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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Most read in Historical Studies in Industrial Relations |
'The Second World War: Remaking the British Working Class?' by Richard Croucher
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The magnolia coloured journal front cover for HSIR is to the right of the image, with a background of black steel and iron cogs, with the following caption written on a red translucent banner: 'historical work in the field of industrial relations and the history of industrial relations thought.'
November 8, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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Membership of the Society for the Study of Labour History costs £37 (£21 for students) and includes three issues of Labour History Review.
If labour history matters to you, come and join us sslh.org.uk/join/
November 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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What connects labor and military history? The new LABOR Up for Debate, “The Wages of War,” tackles that question head-on. This WHOLE ROUNDTABLE is FREE to read for the next 3 months.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
sslh.bsky.social
Membership of the Society for the Study of Labour History costs £37 (£21 for students) and includes three issues of Labour History Review.
If labour history matters to you, come and join us sslh.org.uk/join/
November 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Launch | Join Henry Dee to celebrate the publication of Militant Migrants: Clements Kadalie, the ICU and the Mass Movement of Black Workers in Southern Africa, 1896-1951, hosted by @sslh.bsky.social.

Taking place on 29th November at the Marx Memorial Library, sign up here ⬇️
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Promotional poster for the London launch of the book Militant Migrants by Henry Dee. The background shows a historical black-and-white photo of a large crowd of people gathered outdoors, with one person standing and addressing them. On the left side is the book cover, featuring the same image and the subtitle: Clements Kadalie, the ICU and the Mass Movement of Black Workers in Southern Africa, 1896–1951. Text on the right reads: Militant Migrants – London Launch Marx Memorial Library, 37a Clerkenwell Green, London | Saturday, 29th November | 4pm Join author Henry Dee to launch his new book, Militant Migrants, alongside chair Dr Wayne Dooling. Organised by the Society for the Study of Labour History.
November 4, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Fascinating chapter in Labour history.
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Most read in Transactions:
'The Preston Strike in Literature: Dickens, Gaskell and Bamford' by Robert Poole
Read it #OpenAccess online: bit.ly/DiGaBa 🔐
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November 4, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Join us for the launch of
Henry Dee’s ‘Militant Migrants: Clements Kadalie, the ICU and the Mass Movement of Black Workers in Southern Africa, 1896-1951’. Published with @livunipress.bsky.social.
Marx Memorial Library, 29 November
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October 28, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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Join us for the launch of
Henry Dee’s ‘Militant Migrants: Clements Kadalie, the ICU and the Mass Movement of Black Workers in Southern Africa, 1896-1951’. Published with @livunipress.bsky.social.
Marx Memorial Library, 29 November
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October 28, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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New on the website: Pritam Singh reports on ‘Freedom and Whatever that Means: A History of the Politics of Overseas Labour Migrations from India c1833-1967’.
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Roundtable report: the politics of overseas labour migrations from India
Pritam Singh reports on the roundtable event ‘Freedom and Whatever that Means: A History of the Politics of Overseas Labour Migrations from India c1833-1967’. Following the abolition of slavery in …
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October 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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New on the website: Pritam Singh reports on ‘Freedom and Whatever that Means: A History of the Politics of Overseas Labour Migrations from India c1833-1967’.
sslh.org.uk/2025/10/27/r...
Roundtable report: the politics of overseas labour migrations from India
Pritam Singh reports on the roundtable event ‘Freedom and Whatever that Means: A History of the Politics of Overseas Labour Migrations from India c1833-1967’. Following the abolition of slavery in …
sslh.org.uk
October 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM