British General Strike of May 1926



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BBC Radio News bulletin announcing the end of the British national strike of union members in May, 1926. Union members from the railway, road transport, iron, steel, printing, and building industries took action in support of the miners who were resisting the imposition of lower pay and longer hours. The strike lasted nine days.

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General Strike of 1926

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