A major similarity between labor unions and social reformers in 19 century Great Britain is that both hoped to protect poor citizens from the negative effects of the industrialization.
The history of trade unions in the United Kingdomcomprises British trade union organisation, activity, ideas, politics, and impact, from the early 19th century to the present.
Unions in Britain were subject to repression until 1824,however were already expanded in cities such as London.
