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The history of the TUC 1868-1968 part 3
Issue date
25 May 2001
Originally published in 1968
The TUC's formative years
The TUC examines union structure
Transport House - Bevin's brain child
The Mond-Turner talks
Citrine and the IFTU
The TUC and the 1929 Labour government
The thirties
TUC plans for industry
Unions grow
Young workers fight for a fair chance
The TUC and the Commonwealth
The twilight of German unions
collective security
Inside the Labour Movement pacifist influence wanes
The Spanish civil war
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