Catalogue Number
NMLH.1993.256
Object Name
Sash
Title
WORN BY WILLIAM WESS SECRETARY OF THE DOCK LABOURERS STRIKE COMMITTEE DURING THE 1889 STRIKE
Place
London docks; [Surrey] & England & UK
People
Wess,William : Secretary of strike committee Great Dock Strike 1889; workers & dock
Events
Great Dock Strike 1889
Description
colour: red, gold braiding
London Dock Strike ephemera, 1889
This strike was one of the great successes for trade unionism, with an increase in wages to sixpence an hour: the 'dockers' tanner'. Thousands of pounds were raised through donations, which were held in Tom Mann's brown leather bag.
(OSP script)
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