Het Nationaal Arbeids-Secretariaat 1893-1940: De geschiedenis van de eerste vakcentrale in Nederland

This study analyses the development of the founding, growth and downfall of the Nationaal Arbeids-Secretariaat (NAS), the National Labour Secretariat, the first national confederation of trade union federations in the Netherlands, between 1893 and 1940. The foundation of the NAS resulted from the independent and instrumental cooperation of independent unions of skilled workers, which was pursued since the 1880s. The study focuses on the development of the organization, collective action and the ideas and influence of individuals and ties in with the traditional notion of the narrative-institut... Mehr ...