Industialisation

Tuesday, 13 November 2018

The Friendly Society Act c1793


  • A response to preventing a revolution in Britain
  • Used friendly societies to help workers financially but also to outlaw trade unions giving the workers fewer rights
  • The government got bigger profits without trade unions
  • 30,000 friendly societies by the 1800s
  • Aimed to provide a sense of belonging

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