Contents: 1. Masters and servants 2. Miners 3. Shearers and bushworkers 4. The new unionism 5. Conflict and clash 6. Parliaments and unions Spence played a considerable role in the development of craft and industrial unions including the Shearers Union. He attended the 7th Intercolonial Trades Union Congress in 1891 and supported the Australasian Federation of Labour, which envisaged a firm link between industrial and political organization. Direct relevance to unionism in Ballarat and the 7th Intercolonial Trades Union Congress.Book; 56 pages. Cover: pink and white background; illustration of a union members' gathering; white and black lettering; author's name and title. Australian Landmarks series.Title page: name - unreadable.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, spence, william guthrie, spence, wg, shearers and rural workers' union, masters and servants act, miners union, parliaments, australasian federation of labour