Workers' association "Ruka" in Jaroměř, the first association of its kind in Bohemia

At the turn of the 60s and 70s of the 19th century, various forms of solving the burning questions of the working class began to spread to Jaroměř, in the form of mutual association and help. These thoughts were brought here by those workers and journeymen who got abroad and saw the great hope that this thing offered. On February 18, 1872, the workers' association "Ruka" was founded, whose origins were: weaver Josef Šubrt, shoemaker Josef Hofman,...