Est. 1967 · Britain’s oldest regional labour history society
north east labour history society
Labour, trade union, women, ethnic diversity, culture and environmental activism.
The history of working people in the North East

Where the region’s
radical past is kept alive.

For over half a century the North East Labour History Society has gathered, published and championed the stories of working people across Tyneside, Wearside, Teesside, Durham and Northumberland — from the pits and shipyards to the women’s movement, the trade unions and the campaigns that shaped a region.


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The Society

Founded in 1967, we are Britain’s oldest regional labour history society — drawn from historians and activists, devoted to the story of working people in the North East.

We welcome members and non-members alike to our NELH Tuesday Meetings and our Annual General Meeting. Discussion is open to all.

1967
Founded · est. over 55 years
56
Volumes of North East History
60+
Oral histories online