The success of the tailors' and other Jewish trade unions in 1889 encouraged William Wess, the secretary of the Tailors' Strike Committee, to propose this Federation. Its purpose was to provide advice and support for the further unionisation of sweatshops in East London. Unions invited to affiliate included the tailors, cabinet makers, stick and cane dressers, lasters, capmakers and journeymen bootfinishers. This leaflet in English and Yiddish advertises the inaugural meeting on 28 December, 1889 where Tom Mann and Ben Tillett were among the speakers. However the Federation had disappeared by 1892.

Title	Federation of East London Labour Unions, 1889
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Production Date	1889
Format	Document
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Holding Institution	TUC Library Collections, London Metropolitan University
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