Janine Booth gives a presentation about her new book on Poplar's rebel councillors and guardians 1919-25.

Venue: Pages of Hackney bookshop, 70 Lower Clapton Road

Sponsored by Hackney TUC

Free entry. Refreshments provided. The book will be on sale at this event at the reduced price of £10 (RRP £12.95)

Please email eleanor@pagesofhackney.co.uk to book your seat.

Former Hackney TUC President Janine Booth has written GUILTY AND PROUD OF IT - POPLAR’S REBEL COUNCILLORS AND GUARDIANS 1919-25, about Poplar Council's struggles for fairer funding for working-class boroughs (and the contrast with Hackney Council's refusal to fight!). You can buy the book here, and read more about it below.

As part of the build up to its event commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Grunwick strike, Brent Trades Union Council has provided the facility on its website for people to post their recollections of the dispute.

The TUC and London Metropolitan University jointly run a website on trade union history. Click on this link for interesting articles and photographs, including significant events from trade union history, such as the Matchworkers' Strike of 1888 (pictured) and the General Strike of 1926.

Dear Hackney Gazette

This Saturday, 1 May, is Workers' Day. This year, many trade unionists are turning our thoughts to the miners' strike, which took place twenty years ago.