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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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