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Conflict Of The Selfactinas
The Conflict of the Selfactinas refers to luddist actions that occurred in Barcelona during the month of July 1854 against the mechanisation of spinning with the self-acting or fully automatic mule held responsible for rising unemployment. The Conflict represents the first attempt in Spain to regulate child labor and to improve the conditions of workers and led directly to the first general strike in Spain. Background The first violent responses to the introduction of machinery in Spain were in textile production and occurred in Alcoy, Valencia in 1821 (against the automation of wool carding and spinning), in Camprodón, Catalonia in 1823, in Barcelona in 1835 and in Igualada, Catalonia in 1847. Since 1840, workers had begun organising into ''mutual associations'' and used strike action as their main weapon but with limited success due partly to the widespread availability of arms. Completely automatic (self-acting) spinning machines had been first introduced into Cataloni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Unio may refer to: * ''Unio'' (bivalve), a genus of freshwater mussels * ''Unio'' (sternwheeler), a steamboat that operated in Oregon, United States, in 1861, before being renamed ''Union'' * UNI/O, an asynchronous serial bus * UNIO Satu Mare, a Romanian machine-building company * or Confederation of Unions for Professionals, a national trade union center in Norway See also * Unio Mystica, the union of the individual human soul with the Godhead * Unio Trium Nationum, a 1438 pact formed by the three Estates of Transylvania * Convergència i Unió, a political party in Catalonia * Unió Democràtica de Catalunya, a political party in Catalonia * Unió Valenciana, a political party in Valencia * Unió Mallorquina Majorcan Union ( ca, Unió Mallorquina, UM; ) was a regional liberalism, liberal party on the island of Majorca, Spain. It was founded in October 1982, as a nationalist continuation of the then disintegrating Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luddite
The Luddites were a secret oath-based organisation of English textile workers in the 19th century who formed a radical faction which destroyed textile machinery. The group is believed to have taken its name from Ned Ludd, a legendary weaver supposedly from Anstey, near Leicester. They protested against manufacturers who used machines in what they called "a fraudulent and deceitful manner" to get around standard labour practices. Luddites feared that the time spent learning the skills of their craft would go to waste, as machines would replace their role in the industry. Many Luddites were owners of workshops that had closed because factories could sell the same products for less. But when workshop owners set out to find a job at a factory, it was very hard to find one because producing things in factories required fewer workers than producing those same things in a workshop. This left many people unemployed and angry. The Luddite movement began in Nottingham in England and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spinning Mule
The spinning mule is a machine used to spin cotton and other fibres. They were used extensively from the late 18th to the early 20th century in the mills of Lancashire and elsewhere. Mules were worked in pairs by a minder, with the help of two boys: the little piecer and the big or side piecer. The carriage carried up to 1,320 spindles and could be long, and would move forward and back a distance of four times a minute. It was invented between 1775 and 1779 by Samuel Crompton. The self-acting (automatic) mule was patented by Richard Roberts in 1825. At its peak there were 50,000,000 mule spindles in Lancashire alone. Modern versions are still in niche production and are used to spin woollen yarns from noble fibres such as cashmere, ultra-fine merino and alpaca for the knitware market. The spinning mule spins textile fibres into yarn by an intermittent process. In the draw stroke, the roving is pulled through rollers and twisted; on the return it is wrapped onto the spi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1855 Catalan General Strike
The 1855 Catalan general strike was a general strike that took place in 1855 after the execution of . It was the first general strike in Spanish history, resulting in mass demonstrations and the death of a factory manager in Sants, Barcelona. Bienio Progresista The rise of Liberalism and radicalism in Spain, Spanish liberalism in the 19th century also brought with it factionalism. Spanish liberals were split into two main factions: the Moderate Party (Spain), Moderate Party, which represented the liberal right wing, and the Progressive Party (Spain), Progressive Party, which represented the liberal left wing. The Moderate Party, led by Ramón María Narváez, held power from 1844 to 1854, a period known as the ''década moderada'' ( ‘Moderate Decade’). The decada moderada ended with the Spanish Revolution of 1854, Revolution of 1854, which saw the Progressives under Leopoldo O'Donnell execute a coup with British and French support to put Baldomero Espartero in power, usheri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friendly Society
A friendly society (sometimes called a benefit society, mutual aid society, benevolent society, fraternal organization or ROSCA) is a mutual association for the purposes of insurance, pensions, savings or cooperative banking. It is a mutual organization or benefit society composed of a body of people who join together for a common financial or social purpose. Before modern insurance and the welfare state, friendly societies provided financial and social services to individuals, often according to their religious, political, or trade affiliations. These societies are still widespread in many parts of the developing world, where they are referred to as ROSCAs (rotating savings and credit associations), ASCAs (accumulating savings and credit associations), burial societies, chit funds, etc. Character Before the development of large-scale government and employer health insurance and other financial services, friendly societies played an important part in many people's lives. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Revolution Of 1854
The Spanish Revolution of 1854, also known by the name ''Vicalvarada'', started with a confrontation between rebel troops under General Leopoldo O'Donnell, 1st Duke of Tetuan and government troops near the village of Vicálvaro. This incident was followed by a military coup and a popular uprising, which occurred between 28 June and 28 July 1854, during the reign of Isabella II of Spain. The Spanish Revolution ended the moderate decade ( Década moderada) (1844-1854) and started the progressive biennium ( Bienio progresista) (1854-1856). History The first steps towards revolution began the 20 February 1854, when militant followers of the Democratic Party, aided by civilians like Eduardo Ruiz Pons, attempted to carry out an uprising in Zaragoza, but failed. Provoked by the abuse of parliamentary powers by the Crown at the end of the “moderate decade”, the moderates led by General Ramon Maria Narvaez and the "puritan" moderates led by Joaquín Francisco Pacheco and R� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Strikes In Spain
This is a list of strikes in Spain. It includes labor strikes, student strikes, etc. Strikes in Spain * July 2, 1855: The first general strike in Spain. It was motivated by the introduction of self-acting cotton spinning machines in Barcelona. * 1902 general strike in Barcelona arising out of the demand of the metal-workers for a nine hour day and the right to unionise * August 1917: The so-called revolutionary general strike called by both main unions and the Socialist Workers Party (PSOE). * February 1919 La Canadenca strike which lasted over 44 days evolving into a general strike paralyzing much of the industry of Catalonia and which led to the introduction of the 8 hour day in Spain. *October 5, 1934. *July 1936. *November 12, 1976. *April 5, 1978. *February 23, 1981. *June 20, 1985. *December 14, 1988: The labour reform of Felipe González government results in 1988 Spanish general strike. * May 28, 1992: A reform of the unemployment benefits leads to the 28 May 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Origins Of The Labor Movement In Spain
The origins of the labor movement in Spain are located in Catalonia in the 1830s and 1840s, since it was the only place in Spain where there was a modern industry: the textile industry. There the first conflicts between workers and employers took place and there the first trade union — called " resistance societies" at the time — in the history of Spain, the Barcelona Weavers Association, was founded in 1840. The first general strike took place during the progressive biennium - a period of extension of the movement to other areas of Spain. By 1865, the first Workers' Congress was held in Barcelona. After the triumph of the Glorious Revolution, the right to freedom of association was recognized for the first time, which put an end, at least momentarily, to the persecutions and prohibitions that the incipient labor movement had suffered during the previous forty years. With the formation in Spain of the first two groups of the International Workingmen's Association in 1869, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of The Cotton Industry In Catalonia
The cotton industry was the first and leading industry of Catalan industrialisation which led, by the mid 19th century, to Catalonia becoming the main industrial region of Spain. It is the one Mediterranean exception to the tendency of early industrialisation to be concentrated in northern Europe. In common with many European countries and the United States, the Catalan cotton industry was the first to apply the factory system and modern technology at scale. The industry began in the early 18th century, when printed cloth chintz ( ca, indianes) was produced, stimulated by a Government initiative to substitute imports and the opening up of the American colonies to Catalan merchants. Spinning was a late addition to the industry and took off after English spinning technology was introduced at the turn of the 19th century. Industrialisation of the industry occurred in the 1830s after adoption of the factory system, and the removal of restrictions by Britain on the emigration of exp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1854 In Politics
Events January–March * January 4 – The McDonald Islands are discovered by Captain William McDonald aboard the ''Samarang''. * January 6 – The fictional detective Sherlock Holmes is perhaps born. * January 9 – The Teutonia Männerchor in Pittsburgh, U.S.A. is founded to promote German culture. * January 20 – The North Carolina General Assembly in the United States charters the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad, to run from Goldsboro through New Bern, to the newly created seaport of Morehead City, near Beaufort. * January 21 – The iron clipper runs aground off the east coast of Ireland, on her maiden voyage out of Liverpool, bound for Australia, with the loss of at least 300 out of 650 on board. * February 11 – Major streets are lit by coal gas for the first time by the San Francisco Gas Company; 86 such lamps are turned on this evening in San Francisco, California. * February 13 – Mexican troops force William Walker and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labour Movement In Spain
Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour movement, consisting principally of labour unions ** Labour Party or Labor Party, a name used by several political parties Literature * ''Labor'' (journal), an American quarterly on the history of the labor movement * '' Labour/Le Travail'', an academic journal focusing on the Canadian labour movement * ''Labor'' (Tolstoy book) or ''The Triumph of the Farmer or Industry and Parasitism'' (1888) Music * ''Labour'' (song), 2023 single by Paris Paloma Places * La Labor, Honduras * Labor, Koper, Slovenia Other uses * ''Labor'' (album), a 2013 album by MEN * Labor (area), a Spanish customary unit * "Labor", an episode of TV series '' Superstore'' * Labour (constituency), a functional constituency in Hong Kong elections * Lab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
