The formation and development of trades unionism in Canterbury

“It is my hope that this pamphlet will stimulate interest among Trade Unionists in their great Movement…”

The formation and development of Trades Unionism in Canterbury is a centennial lecture delivered by unionist James Thorn in 1950. Thorn was one of the founders of the trade union movement in Christchurch and the country's first M.P. from a labour party, elected to represent Christchurch South in 1904 as a member of the Political Labour League of New Zealand.

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