The General Strike 1926
Police quelling rioters in London during the General Strike. In support of a strike by coal miners over the issue of threatened wage cuts, the Trades Union Congress called a General Strike in early May 1926. The strike only involved certain key industrial sectors (docks, electricity, gas, railways) but, in the face of well-organised government emergency measures and lack of real public support, it collapsed after nine days
Picture No
10223044
Media ID
45995589
Size
5582px x 3930px
(2.6MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Oringal photograph
Date
May 1926
