The Durham Miners, 1919-1960

The Durham Miners (1971) examines the Durham miners' movement and of its organization - its economic, social, financial and political development. It looks at the miners' demands for nationalization and for improved working and living conditions, and the outcomes of trade union negotiation and of industrial dispute.

1. The Coal Industry, 1919-39 2. Trade Union Organization and Finance 3. The Sankey Commission and Industrial Unrest, 1919-20 4. The 1921 Lock-Out 5. The Origins and Course of the 1926 Dispute 6. In Depression, 1927-39 7. Living and Working Conditions, 1919-39 8. Political Activities, 1919-39 9. The Second World War and After 10. The Coal Industry, 1947-56 11. Wages and Industrial Disputes, 1947-56 12. The Durham Miners under Nationalization