British Workers Go on General Strike
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Economics
- Subcategories: Business, Human Rights, Labor, Unions, Work, Employment, Strikes, Boycotts, Lockouts
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, British History
- Geographical Location: London
- Date: May 4, 1926-May 12, 1926
Article abstract: Led by the coal miners, British unions unsuccessfully attempted to improve wages and working conditions during the economic hard times between World War I and World War II.
Summary of Event
The General Strike of 1926 was a nine-day strike of about three million British miners, transport workers, dockers, printers, steel and chemical workers, power plant workers, and builders. It brought British economic, social, and political life to a halt during its course and was the most spectacular and extensive work stoppage in the history of...
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