Luddites

A study of the Luddite machine breakers in the early 19th century can shed light on many aspects of history – reactions to industrialisation, the struggle of workers to maintain their standard of living, how working people protested before they had the vote etc

 

 

 

Click play above to see Damian reading from the tragic poem written by John Clough ‘The Burning of Westhoughton Cotton Mill in 1812’

UNISON wants to hear from you – we want to collect stories about machines and computers taking over the work previously done by people or how changes to technology have affected our members.

If you have a story to tell or want to find out more about the history of the Luddites click here to express your interest.

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