Hunger marches
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Hunger marches are a form of social protest that arose in the United Kingdom during the early 20th century. Often the marches involved groups of men and women walking from areas with high unemployment
This photo was taken of a Canadian hunger march forming up in 1932 in Alberta. A short time later, as it set off to the legislature a few blocks away, it was dispersed by billy-club-wielding constables on foot and horseback.
Trades Union Congress
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The Trades Union Congress is a national trade union centre, a federation of trade unions that collectively represent most unionised workers in England and Wales. There are 48 affiliated unions with a
Tyldesley miners outside the Miners Hall during the 1926 general strike
Make Poverty History banner in front of Congress House