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"National Free Labour Association" and "Free Labour Protection Association" - details...
Catalogue reference: RAIL 1057/1643
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This record is about the "National Free Labour Association" and "Free Labour Protection Association" - details... dating from 1897-1914 in the series Miscellaneous Papers and Records. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- RAIL 1057/1643
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1897-1914
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Description (What the record is about)
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"National Free Labour Association" and "Free Labour Protection Association" - details of organisations, reports of meetings etc. Also papers relating to Mr. Clement Edward's speech concerning subscriptions to Free Labour Association, 1907. Poster re "Employers Liability Bill, 1893 and copy of "The Free Labour Press and Industrial Review", 1907 enclosed
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- MPR 298/18
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Labour
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2956581/
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RAIL 1057
Miscellaneous Papers and Records
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