A general strike took place in the United Kingdom from 4 to 12 May 1926. It was called by the General Council of the Trades Union Congress in an unsuccessful attempt to force the British government to
Tyldesley miners outside the Miners' Hall during the strike
The Subsidised Mineowner—Poor Beggar! from Trade Union Unity Magazine (1925)
Special Committee of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress at Downing Street, ready to discuss the mining crisis with Baldwin
Foraging for coal during the strike
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1926 United Kingdom general strike
…A general strike took place in the United Kingdom from 4 to 12 May 1926. It was called by the General Council of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in an unsuccessful attempt to force the British government to act to prevent wage reductions and worsening conditions for 1.2 million locked-out…
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