1889 London dock strike
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The 1889 London dock strike was an industrial dispute involving dock workers in the Port of London. It broke out on 14 August 1889, and resulted in victory for the 100,000 strikers when they won their
Manifesto of the South Side Central Strike Committee, issued during the strike
Rerum novarum
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Rerum novarum is an encyclical issued by Pope Leo XIII on 15 May 1891. It is an open letter passed to all Catholic bishops addressing the condition of the working class. It discusses the relationships
1889 London dock strike
…Church's point of view, Cardinal Manning's involvement in the strike, as a mediator trusted by both sides, could be seen as foreshadowing the encyclical Rerum novarum ('Of New Things') issued by Pope Leo XIII two years later, on 15 May 1891. Addressing "the condition of the working classes", the Church's policy set…
Pope Leo XIII, c. 1898