Union Collection (page 15)

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Mujeres libres (Free Women). Poster of the anarchist trade union CNT. SPAIN. Madrid. Fundacion de Estudios Libertarios Anselmo Lorenzo (FAL)

Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union 1985 - 1991 Date: 1987

Crew of Echunca
The crew (?) of the ship, Echunca, which took a delegation to conference in the Soviet Union. No further details on the caption but this may well refer to members of the British Socialist Party who

Anti-ratecapping demonstration
A demonstration in London against ratecapping, which allowed Margaret Thatcher's Conservative Government to restrict local council spending

Peoples March for Jobs 1983
The Peoples March for Jobs, organised by the Trades Union Congress, reaches London in early June 1983. It had set off from Glasgow on 23 April Date: 3 June 1983

Trico March 1976
A march in support of the striking workers at the Trico-Folberth windscreen wipers factory, Brentford. The women workers at the factory were on strike demanding equal pay with their male colleagues

Trico strikers 1976
Strikers barrack a car as it crosses the picket line at the Trico-Folberth windscreen wipers factory, Brentford, Middlesex, England

Group of Red Army soldiers
A group of Red Army soldiers, some sitting on a wooden cart, crowd around to catch up on news during the Civil War. Date: 1918

National Clarion Cycling Club
Members of the National Clarion Cycling Club London Union at their Autumn Meet in Dorking. Men and women and some children stand and sit in front of a wooded area for a large group photograph

London march against racialism
Demonstrators marching through central London under the banner united against racialism in a march from Speakers Corner to Trafalgar Square

Collection for South African rail strike
Two men brandish collection buckets for the South African rail strike to support Rail Against Apartheid. Signs show that the National Union of Railwaymen (NUR)

Allan Boesak speaking at NUJ
Allan Boesak, South African cleric and politician, stands at a podium making a speech to the National Union of Journalists in Central Hall, Westminster, London

Suffragette Movement Social Political Union Wspu
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Charlotte Marsh (1887 - 1961)
Charlotte Marsh, one of the leading figures in the suffragette movement. A promininent member of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), she was arrested several times

Morning Star gala
Retired Dockers Union leader Jack Dash (on the right) and communist activist Peter Kerrigan (on the left) help out on the Morning Star stall at the gala at Charlton House organised by Greenwich

Miners wives rally 1984
Arthur Scargill, President of the National Union of Mineworkers, speaks to a large audience of miners, their wives and families

Maerdy Lodge miners
Marching behind the banner of the Maerdy Lodge branch of the National Union of Mineworkers, miners from the Maerdy colliery, South Wales, return to work following the end of the long miners strike

Welsh miners wives banner
Welsh miners wives hold up their banner on a demonstration during the national miners strike of 1984 - 85. The banner reads

Scottish miners demonstration
Scottish miners, their wives and children on a demonstration during the 1984-85 miners strike Date: 1984

Derbyshire miners march 1984
A march by the Derbyshire area branch of the National Union of Mineworkers during the 1984 - 85 miners strike. Amongst the marchers at the head of the procession is Labour MP Tony Benn Date

Food donation for striking miners
A T.U.C. (Trades Union Congress)centre acts as a food donation collecting point during the miners strike of 1984-85. The long strike meant that miners families endured financial hardship

Demonstration in support of miners 1984
A demonstration in support of the miners during the strike of 1984 - 85 Date: 1984

Supporting Miners strike 1984
Speakers in support of the Mineworkers strike of 1984, in front of a banner of the Cortonwood branch of the National Union of Mineworkers

Miners ballot October 1982
A group of Yorkshire miners support the motion to strike over pay and pit closures in October 1982. They were in the minority as 61% of miners nationally voted against. and strike action was avoided

Doncaster Miners Gala 1986
Part of the parade at the 99th Doncaster Miners Gala, organised by the Yorkshire branch of the National Union of Mineworkers. The Barnsley Miners Wives Action Group march with their banner

N. U. M. leaders 1984
National Union of Mineworkers leaders confer during the T.U.C. (Trades Union Congress) conference in Brighton. From left, Peter Heathfield (general secretary); Mick McGahey (vice president)

Arthur Scargill and miners leaders
Arthur Scargill, President of the National Union of Mineworkers, and other miners leaders, including Vice-President Mick McGahey (at the back right)

Miners strike demonstration
A demonstration in Wales, in support of the striking coal miners, including members of the Cynon Valley Communist Party, and the National Union of Public Employees (N.U.P.E.) Date: 28 April 1984

Yorkshire miners demand pay rise
Yorkshire miners outside the headquarters of the National Union of Mineworkers demand a pay rise Date: 1974

Tony Benn, Joe Gormley and Sir Derek Ezra
Tony Benn, Energy Secretary in the Labour Government, at a news conference in London. On the left is Joe Gormley, president of the National Union of Mineworkers, and on the right is Sir Derek Ezra

Mick McGahey
Michael Mick McGahey (1925 - 1999), at the offices of the National Coal Board. The Scottish miners leader and member of the Communist party was Vice-President of the National Union of Mineworkers

N. U. M. leaders
Leaders of the National Union of Mineworkers attend the National Energy Conference in London. From left, Mick McGahey, Vice-president; Lawrence Daly, General Secretary; Joe Gormley

N. U. M. Conference 1980
The platform at the National Union of Mineworkers Conference in 1980. On the right is Joe Gormley, President of the Union, and on the left his Vice-President, Mick McGahey. Date: 1980

The Battle of Saltley Gate
At Saltley Coke Depot, Birmingham, police struggle to hold back pickets who had gathered to force the closure of the Depot

Miners Ballot
At Snowdown colliery in Kent, a miner, having completed his shift underground, votes in a ballot on early retirement Date: 24 November 1980

Advertisement for Miners
An advertisement placed in a local newspaper by the National Union of Mineworkers, Derbyshire area, seeking miners for underground work. Date: December 1973

Bilston Glen Pipe Band March Banner National
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T. U. C. demonstration in Swansea, Wales
A demonstration organised by the Welsh Trades Union Congress in Swansea, south Wales, including representatives of the Labour Party of Wales and the Labour Party Young Socialists Date: 19 July 1980

Ben Rubner, General Secretary of the FTAT union
Ben Rubner (1921-1998), General Secretary of the Furniture, Timber and Allied Trades Union (FTAT) from 1976 to 1986. He also campaigned against the Vietnam War

John Reid, Scottish football club chairman and politician
John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan (b 1947), Scottish football club chairman and Labour Party politician. He served as Home Secretary in the Blair government between 2006 and 2007

Markian Popov, Soviet Russian military commander
Markian Mikhaylovich Popov (1902-1969), Soviet Russian military commander, Army General and Hero of the Soviet Union. Date: circa 1960s

Sue Slipman, President of the National Union of Students (1977-78), seen here at a microphone giving a speech. She has since held a number of public offices. Date: circa 1970s

Scargill Arthur Speaking Speech Rhetoric Left
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Scargill Arthur Sitting Audience Conference 1938
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Arthur Scargill, miners leader and trade unionist
Arthur Scargill (b 1938), miners leader and trade unionist. Seen here sitting in a deckchair at a seaside resort, probably during a conference. Date: circa 1980s

Hugh Scanlon, British trade union leader
Hugh Parr Scanlon, Baron Scanlon (1913-2004), British trade union leader. Seen here giving a speech at a conference. Barbara Castle can be seen in the background on the left. Date: circa 1970s

Vasily Sokolovsky, Soviet Russian military commander
Vasily Danilovich Sokolovsky (1897-1968), Soviet Russian military commander. Seen here in uniform with numerous medals. Date: circa 1950s

Svetlana Stalin, writer, daughter of Josef Stalin
Svetlana Stalin (Svetlana Iosifovna Alliluyeva, aka Stalina, later Lana Peters, 1926-2011), writer, youngest child and only daughter of the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin and his second wife

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