Racists, Reds and the Revolt on the Clyde, 1919 The story of a race riot that broke out in Glasgow, during the height of Red Clydeside militancy, when around 30 black sailors were chased out of…
Glasgow and the Wobblies The Industrial Workers of the World's influence in Glasgow is not so well known, but it had considerable influence on the shop stewards movement…
1915-1920: Red Clydeside and the shop stewards' movement An account of the powerful workers' movement in Scotland and the strike of 100,000 for a 40-hour…
1919: The 40-hours strike The 40 Hours strike led by the Clyde Workers' Committee was the most radical strike seen on Clydeside in terms of both its tactics and its…
1915: The Glasgow rent strike The history of a months-long rent strike of 30,000 Glasgow residents against profiteering landlords, forcing the government to freeze rents for…
