Connolly and a history relevant now
A review of our new pamphlet, a collection of writings by James Connolly on effective trade unionism. Click here to order now James Connolly, who was executed after the 1916 Easter Rising, is, along with James Larkin, Ireland’s most famous socialist and union leader. This pamphlet, Effective Trade Unionism , contains his writings on industrial unionism, in both Ireland and the USA, and his account of the 1913 Lockout in Dublin. Connolly is a clear and concise writer and you don’t need to know any of the historical background to be able to understand the pamphlet. But read up on the historical...