Working to Rule: Railway Workshop Rules - A Study of Industrial Discipline

Hudson, Kenneth

ISBN 10: 0239000579 / ISBN 13: 9780239000576

Published by Adams & Dart, Bath, 1970

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WORKING TO RULE Railway Workshop Rules: A Study of Industrial Discipline. Kenneth Hudson. Adams & Dart, Bath 1970 First Edition ISBN 0239000579 116pp Hardback. This copy is in fine unmarked condition in a fine unclipped dust wrapper. The railwayman's rule book has become famous as an effective method of slowing down work when the occasion demands. In this documentary account the author presents these extremely rare rule-books and rule sheets in the industrial context of their time and shows how, over a period of 125 years, they have been modified by changing conditions and the growth of trade unionism. Ref HH2.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Working to Rule: Railway Workshop Rules - A Study of Industrial Discipline
• Publisher: Adams & Dart, Bath
• Publication Date: 1970
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0239000579
• ISBN 13: 9780239000576
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

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Synopsis

In this documentary account about railway workshop rule books, the author presents extremely rare rule-books and rule-sheets to analyze the development of industrial labor relations as the new railway industry grew. He shows how, over the course of 125 years, they have been modified by changing conditions and the growth of trade unions. He quotes generously from them to show how railway companies, among the largest employers of engineering workers, enforced discipline in an industry where many of the labourers were inexperienced. Those in charge were frequently autocratic in their methods and aided in their efforts to enforce the rules by the constant threat of unemployment. 115 pages.