What the records say
- When
- 1919
- Kind
- Strike
- Coordinates
- 55.00° N, 3.00° W
- Description
- railway strike in the United Kingdom
Placed at the island its title names, United Kingdom.
1919 United Kingdom railway strike
Railway strike in the United Kingdom
The 1919 United Kingdom railway strike was an industrial dispute that lasted from midnight 26–27 September to 5 October 1919. The strike was called to prevent the government from reducing rates of pay that had been negotiated by the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) and the National Union of Railwaymen (NUR) during the First World War and to standardize pay rates for different grades of e…
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