Episodes of Industrial Unrest in Wales 1900-14
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- Created on: 01-06-16 22:49
Episodes of Industrial Unrest in Wales 1900-14
The Penrhyn Quarry Dispute - 1900
· It is the longest lasting dispute in British history, beginning in November 1900 and ending in 1903
· A dispute over pay and conditions lead to 2,800 workers striking on the 22 November 1900
· However the owner, Lord Penryhn, then locked the workers out of the quarry so they could not work
· Eventually the men were forced back to work because they had to look after themselves and their families
· During the strike builders had looked elsewhere for slate and the quarry employed less people as a result
· Key Point – The strike damaged the area with many people forced to migrate to look for work as the quarry could sell less slate
The Taff Vale Railway Dispute - 1900
· The Taff Value Railway company refused to give their employees a pay rise
· The company also refused to negotiate with the worker’s union – the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants
· The union called for a strike which happened but non-union workers did not strike which ended the industrial action
· The company sued the union for…
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