1926 United Kingdom general strike

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1926_United_Kingdom_general_strike
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:affectedIndustry coal mining
railways
transport
iron and steel
printing
gptkbp:cause dispute in coal industry
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:duration 9 days
gptkbp:effect gptkb:Trade_Disputes_and_Trade_Unions_Act_1927
gptkbp:endDate 1926-05-12
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Trade_Disputes_and_Trade_Unions_Act_1927
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1926 United Kingdom general strike
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:British_Gazette
gptkb:British_Worker
gptkbp:notableFor largest industrial dispute in British history
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:A._J._Cook
gptkb:Stanley_Baldwin
gptkb:Jimmy_Thomas
Ernest Bevin
Ramsay MacDonald
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Winston_Churchill
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Trades_Union_Congress
gptkbp:participants 1.7 million
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Red_Friday
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Red_Friday
Coal miners' lockout
gptkbp:result strike ended without concessions
gptkbp:startDate 1926-05-03
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_Gazette
gptkb:1972_UK_miners'_strike
gptkb:UK_miners'_strikes
gptkb:General_Strike_Committee_of_Engineers'_Unions
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7