The 1926 General Strike in the United Kingdom was a general strike that lasted nine days, from 4 to 12 May 1926. It was called by the General Council...
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strike (1974) 1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike, led by Arthur Scargill of the NUM 1926 United Kingdom general strike This disambiguation page...
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The 1912 United Kingdom national coal strike was the first national strike by coal miners in the United Kingdom. Its main goal was securing a minimum wage...
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Events from the year 1926 in the United Kingdom. The year was dominated by the general strike. Monarch – George V Prime Minister – Stanley Baldwin (Conservative)...
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The 1972 United Kingdom miners' strike was a major dispute over pay between the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the Conservative Edward Heath...
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striking in solidarity with those in another particular workplace) and general strikes (widespread refusal of workers to work in an organized political campaign...
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anarcho-syndicalists and Bolsheviks to rally an anti-war opposition. The 1926 United Kingdom general strike started in the coal industry and rapidly escalated; the unions...
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Jessie Eden (section 1926 general strike)
During the 1926 United Kingdom general strike, she convinced these same unionised worker women to walk out of the factory and join the strike. Both of her...
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Timeline of British history (redirect from Years in the United Kingdom)
important legal and territorial changes and political events in the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events...
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Red Hose Run (category Annual sporting events in the United Kingdom)
world. The race has been held every year except during the 1926 United Kingdom general strike, the Foot and Mouth disease outbreaks in 1952 2001 and World...
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Miners' strikes are when miners conduct strike actions. List of strikes History of coal mining in the United States https://www.bls...
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against a background of rising unemployment, with the memory of the 1926 general strike still fresh in voters' minds. By 1929, the Cabinet was being described...
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When Winston Went to War with the Wireless (category Fiction set in 1926)
Wireless is a play by Jack Thorne about the BBC during the 1926 United Kingdom general strike. The play made its world premiere at the Donmar Warehouse...
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Beatrice Green (section 1926 miners' lockout)
1927) was a Welsh labour activist who was a key figure in the 1926 United Kingdom general strike and the subsequent miners' lockout. A highly-regarded orator...
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the 1920s and 1930s, including the 1926 United Kingdom General Strike and the Great Depression in the United Kingdom. Though fiction, it has many points...
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The 1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike was a major industrial action within the British coal industry in an attempt to prevent closures of pits that...
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the United Kingdom 1842 general strike Welsh coal strike of 1898 Tonypandy riots 1918–1919 United Kingdom police strikes Battle of George Square 1926 United...
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British Worker (category 1926 establishments in the United Kingdom)
newspaper produced by the General Council of the Trades Union Congress for the duration of the 1926 United Kingdom General Strike. The first of eleven issues...
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Battle of Lewes Road (category 1926 in England)
took place in Brighton during the 1926 United Kingdom general strike. The tensions which led to the general strike were exacerbated locally by the policies...
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Glastonbury Festival (1914–1925) (category United Kingdom festival stubs)
of Great Britain (CPGB), supported the miners during the 1926 United Kingdom general strike, and performed a nativity opera (Bethlehem) depicting Jesus...
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Labour law (section United Kingdom)
dissuade (or prevent) strike breakers from entering the workplace. In many countries, this activity is restricted by law, by more general law restricting demonstrations...
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There", a take on a miner's song that was popular during the 1926 United Kingdom general strike, are both frequently sung before and during matches. The Ayatollah...
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International. The League played a particular role in opposing the 1926 United Kingdom general strike, including printing and distributing a daily newssheet, and...
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based on similar organisations formed in Britain during the 1926 United Kingdom general strike by the Communist Party of Great Britain for protecting picket...
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in the depths of the Great Depression which followed the 1926 United Kingdom general strike, coal exports had fallen to below 5 million tons, and dozens...
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Aftermath of World War I (section United Kingdom)
free German coal depressed local industry, precipitating the 1926 United Kingdom general strike. British private investments abroad were sold, raising £550 million...
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History of coal miners (category Coal in the United States)
regional negotiation. The 1926 United Kingdom general strike was a general strike that lasted nine days, from 4 May 1926 to 13 May 1926. It was called by the...
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History of socialism (section United States)
Aneurin Bevan, "we were beaten and we knew we were". When the 1926 United Kingdom general strike broke out, the trade union leaders, "had never worked out...
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Union violence (section United Kingdom)
Parliament House Riot. 1917-1923 - Pistolerismo 1926 - In the context of the 1926 United Kingdom general strike, striking miners derailed The Flying Scotsman...
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Georgette Heyer (section General and cited references)
than on adventure. The book appeared in the midst of the 1926 United Kingdom general strike; as a result the novel received no newspaper coverage, reviews...
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