[Ted Grant] Russian Workers in Britain barred from joining Trade Union by Russian Delegation Ted Grant British Labour movement British Labour Movement Image: public domain Share TweetIn 1947 a group of Russian workers over in Britain on a training programme were banned by the Soviet authorities from joining a British trade union, leading to conflict with the British workers who had fought for a closed shop. The Soviet bureaucracy could not tolerate the fact that these Russian workers might pick up a few ideas about basic trade union rights, which caused harsh debates within the British Communist Party.Read the full article in the Ted Grant Archive.
