The failure of trade unions to challenge government is illustrated in this Punch cartoon of 19 May 1926.
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TopFotoThe General Strike began on 4 May 1926 and was the first of its kind. The number of strikers was overwhelming - falling between 1.5 and 1.75 million people. The strike chartered new territory for workers by closing mines, transport, newspapers, docks and power stations.
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Further reading
- Pelling, H., The History of British Trade Unionism (London: Macmillan, 1987)
- Taylor, R., The TUC: from the General Strike to the New Trade Unionism (London: Palgrave, 2000)
- Lowe, R., Adjusting to Democracy: The Role of the Ministry of Labour in British Politics (Oxford: Clarendon, 1986)
- Wrigley, C.J., The Trade Unions between the Wars In Wrigley, C.J. ed., A History of British Industrial Relations 1914-1939 (Brighton: Harvester, 1987)
