In 1922 Charles Ammon, postal worker and close friend of Alfred Salter, was elected MP for the nearby constituency of Camberwell North. Ammon later became a minister in the post-war Attlee government.

This event featured three talks, covering Ammon's long relationship with the Salters, the trade union movement of which he was an outstanding leader, and the health and welfare of the workers he represented.

Saturday, 26 February: 2.30–4pm (via Zoom)

Speakers

Graham Taylor: 'Old Kent Road Charlie' and Alfred Salter.
Norman Candy: The Early Postal Trade Unions.
David Green: Sickness, Health and London postal workers in the 19th century.

Background information

Graham Taylor is a historian and author of ‘Ada Salter: Pioneer of Ethical Socialism’.
Norman Candy is on the NEC of the CWU and wrote ‘London Postal Workers - a trade union history 1839-2000’.
David Green is Professor of Historical Geography at King’s College London and is leading a major research project ‘Addressing Health: morbidity, mortality and occupational health in the Victorian and Edwardian Post Office’, funded by the Wellcome.