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Lessons of the Derby Silk Mill lockout for trade unions today
BILL WHITEHEAD invites you to come to Derby and learn about the origins and purpose of the first unions
A mural commemorating the lockout, painted in the mid-80s, on the side of the Silk Mill pub in Full Street by the Derby Community Arts Project
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On June 23, the trade union and labour movement in Derby has its most important annual event. Every year, for as long as anyone can remember, the trade union council has organised a march, rally and more recently a festival.
The focus of the festival is a little remembered but crucially important part of the early history of the trade union and labour movement.
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