MAY 4 TODAY IN HISTORY UK GENERAL STRIKE
In 1926, the Trade Union Congress called a general strike in response to government plans to change the working conditions for coal miners. More than 2 million workers across Britain went on strike.

1926: The social general strike - why 1926 failed - Tom Brown
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Nov 30, 2005 - Why did the British General Strike of 1926 fail? Not because the workers failed to strike. The number of blacklegs was insignificant. The attempt ...


The 1926 General Strike and the Defeat of the Miners ...
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The General Strike began on 3rd May, 1926. Arthur Pugh, the chairman of the Trade Union Congress, was put in charge of the strike. The TUC adopted the ...

Britain 1926 General Strike: On the Verge of Revolution
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May 4, 2006 - 75 years ago an earthquake shook the very foundations of British capitalism. In the greatest display of militant power in its history the British ...

General Strike of 1926 | General strikes - WCML
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Apr 9, 2020 - Negotiations between the miners and mine-owners failed and with 800,000 coal miners locked out, the General Strike began on 3 May 1926. The ...