{"product_id":"silvertown-the-lost-story-of-a-strike-that-shook-london-and-helped-launch-the-modern-labor-movement-hardcover","title":"Silvertown: The Lost Story of a Strike That Shook London and Helped Launch the Modern Labor Movement - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Tully\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1889, Samuel Winkworth Silver's rubber and electrical factory\u003cbr\u003ewas the site of a massive worker revolt that upended the London\u003cbr\u003eindustrial district which bore his name: Silvertown. Once referred\u003cbr\u003eto as the \"Abyss\" by Jack London, Silvertown was notorious for\u003cbr\u003eoppressive working conditions and the relentless grind of production\u003cbr\u003esuffered by its largely unorganized, unskilled workers. These\u003cbr\u003eworkers, fed-up with their lot and long ignored by traditional craft\u003cbr\u003eunions, aligned themselves with the socialist-led \"New Unionism\"\u003cbr\u003emovement. Their ensuing strike paralyzed Silvertown for three\u003cbr\u003emonths. The strike leaders-- including Tom Mann, Ben Tillett, \u003cbr\u003eEleanor Marx, and Will Thorne--and many workers viewed the\u003cbr\u003etrade union struggle as part of a bigger fight for a \"co-operative\u003cbr\u003ecommonwealth.\" With this goal in mind, they shut down Silvertown\u003cbr\u003eand, in the process, helped to launch a more radical, modern\u003cbr\u003elabor movement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorian and novelist John Tully, author of the monumental social\u003cbr\u003ehistory of the rubber industry The Devil's Milk, tells the story\u003cbr\u003eof the Silvertown strike in vivid prose. He rescues the uprising--\u003cbr\u003eovershadowed by other strikes during this period--from relative\u003cbr\u003eobscurity and argues for its significance to both the labor and socialist\u003cbr\u003emovements. And, perhaps most importantly, Tully presents\u003cbr\u003ethe Silvertown Strike as a source of inspiration for today's workers, \u003cbr\u003ein London and around the world, who continue to struggle for better\u003cbr\u003eworkplaces and the vision of a \"co-operative commonwealth.\"\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 9.57 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 03, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43791351218311,"sku":"9781583674345","price":45.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6UXY7IZKLt9781583674345.webp?v=1769738032","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/silvertown-the-lost-story-of-a-strike-that-shook-london-and-helped-launch-the-modern-labor-movement-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}