John Burns
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John Elliot Burns was an English trade unionist and politician, particularly associated with London politics and Battersea. He was a socialist and then a Liberal Member of Parliament and Minister. He
Burns, circa 1911
Caricature of Burns in Vanity Fair, October 1892, wearing the straw hat for which he was famous during the 1889 Dock Strike.
Burns as the Colossus of Battersea, in a 1909 Punch cartoon by Leonard Raven-Hill
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
John Burns
…Square. The demonstration ended in the 'Bloody Sunday' clashes; Burns was imprisoned for six weeks. In August 1889, Burns played a major part in the London Dock Strike. He was the most effective of the strikers' speakers, and each day after the meeting he led the strikers on a five abreast march through the City of…
Manifesto of the South Side Central Strike Committee, issued during the strike