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workingclasshistory: “On this day, 3 May 1926 at 11:59 PM, a general strike in the UK began when nearly 2 million workers downed tools in support of locked out miners facing pay cuts. Despite solid action lasting over a week, the Trades Union...

workingclasshistory:

On this day, 3 May 1926 at 11:59 PM, a general strike in the UK began when nearly 2 million workers downed tools in support of locked out miners facing pay cuts. Despite solid action lasting over a week, the Trades Union Congress caved in without achieving any concessions.
This is our timeline of stories about the strike: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/tag/8429/1926-general-strike https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=619292596910626&set=a.602588028581083&type=3

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  8. whatameshugenah said: One of the funnier passages in BRIDESHEAD REVISITED has a right winger volunteering to become a civil guard during the strike. He becomes a a casualty when a working class housewife drops a flowerpot on his head to shut him up.
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