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1926 General Strike centenary open day
Join us for a unique open day to mark the centenary of the 1926 General Strike and delve into its significance and legacy.
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1926 General Strike archive exploration, Sat 10 May 2025, 1.30pm – 3.30pm
For nine days, 99 years ago, Britain came to a standstill. The Trade Union Congress (TUC) called for the withdrawal of labour for workers in transport, electricity, gas, docks, heavy chemicals, building and, printing.
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1926 General Strike archive exploration, Sat 10 May 2025, 10.30am – 12.30pm
For nine days, 99 years ago, Britain came to a standstill. The Trade Union Congress (TUC) called for the withdrawal of labour for workers in transport, electricity, gas, docks, heavy chemicals, building and, printing.
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1926 General Strike archive exploration
For nine days, 99 years ago, Britain came to a standstill. The Trade Union Congress (TUC) called for the withdrawal of labour for workers in transport, electricity, gas, docks, heavy chemicals, building and, printing.
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General Strike 1926
A Labour History Archive and Study Centre (LHARC) research guide to the 1926 General Strike
Blog Posts
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1926 General Strike: the workers who derailed the Flying Scotsman
100 years ago, at the height of the 1926 General Strike, the Flying Scotsman came off the tracks in Cramlington, Northumberland. But who derailed the most famous train in the country, and why? In the first of a series of three blogs exploring the 1926 General Strike, we caught up with Dan Edmonds, PHM and Royal Holloway University of London researcher to shine a light on the story behind the headlines.
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1926 General Strike
People’s History Museum Honorary Fellow Dr Shirin Hirsch uncovers the history of the 1926 General Strike to explain why a strike in Britain was called and the reason for its collapse just nine days later.
