The General Strike - strikers in Plymouth
Strikers at Plymouth arriving at St. Andrew's Church for a special daily service 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
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10223065
Media ID
45995894
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3900px x 5417px
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Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
The Sphere. 15th May 1926
Date
May 1926
