Emergency bulletin , [1926]
- Title:
- Emergency bulletin : lunch edition. No. 3, Thursday, May 6th.
- Published/Created:
- [London] : Printed & published by Chandler & Co., 28 Broad Street, [1926]
- Physical Description:
- 1 sheet ; 26 x 19 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsEph Po 1Accessible by request in the Study Room [Request]
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- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/11679361
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- Printed in red ink.
Comprises four items, captioned: Latest strike news; Traffic announcements; Yesterday's racing at Chester; Stop press news, no settlement in sight.
The bulletin was issued during a general strike, called by the general council of the Trades Union Congress, that lasted from 4 May 1926 to 13 May 1926. Roughly 1.7 million workers participated, especially in transport and heavy industry, with the goal of preventing wage reduction and worsening conditions for 800,000 locked-out coal miners. - Subject Terms:
- General Strike, Great Britain, 1926.Labor unions -- Great Britain.Politics -- Great Britain.Railroad travel -- Great Britain.Strikes and lockouts -- Great Britain.Trade Union Congress.
- Form/Genre:
- Periodicals
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