Revival of Trade Unions 1919-1921
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Revival of Trade Unions 1919-1921
The Triple Alliance
- Due to nationalisation during the war the government was the chief negotiator with trade unions, nationalisation of welsh coal fields in 1916 for example
- Trade Unions wanted to continue nationalisation, Thomas writing in his book when labour rules in 1922 about the benefits of nationalisation
- Triple Alliance was a very big challenge to government, 1919 Thomas secured no railway wage reductions
- However railway strike in 1919 failed as government deployed troops to paddington and railwaymen failed to get support of miners and dockers
- Sankey report from 1919-1921, recommended better conditions for workers but was ignored by the governent and they cut wages by 30% in 1921
Black Friday, 1921
- Miners struck in 1921 over…
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