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

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