A History of Postal Agitation - From Eighty Years Ago Till The Present Day (1929) By H. G. Swift. Originally published in 1929. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Obscure Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Contents include : Early causes of discontent Beginnings of combined agitation Economical reform Growing discontent among letter carriers Formation of an organisation Booth, the leader of the agitation Asserting the right of public meeting A test of the labour market Forced labour Introduction of boy labour A period of stagnation Beginnings of the telegraphists movement Dissatisfaction among telegraphists Seven years of stagnation Work of the Fawcett scheme committee A reawakening of the letter carriers Continuance of telegraphists agitation The provincial sorting clerks The after affects of the postmen"s strike Benefits of the raikes scheme Reorganisation of the postmen Progress of the telegraph movement Continuance of agitation