Great Strike of 1926

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:National_Guard
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:National_Union_of_Seamen
gptkb:Labour_Party
gptkb:National_Union_of_Teachers
gptkb:National_Union_of_Mineworkers
gptkb:Trades_Union_Congress
gptkb:National_Union_of_Railwaymen
gptkb:Transport_and_General_Workers'_Union
gptkb:National_Union_of_Public_Employees
gptkb:National_Union_of_Agricultural_Workers
National Union of Mineworkers (NUM)
National Union of General Workers
gptkbp:caused_by economic conditions
gptkbp:community_impact gptkb:social_unrest
gptkbp:date 1926
gptkbp:duration 9 days
gptkbp:economic_impact short-term economic disruption
gptkbp:effect_on_public_opinion polarized views
gptkbp:effect_on_unions weakened union power
gptkbp:government gptkb:Emergency_Powers_Act
gptkbp:government_response military involvement
gptkbp:historical_analysis debated by historians
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:post-World_War_I_Britain
gptkbp:historical_significance first national strike in Britain
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Strike of 1926
gptkbp:impact political changes
increased unemployment
gptkbp:industry gptkb:transportation
gptkb:print
public services
food supply
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Great_Depression
political unrest
decline of coal industry
rising unemployment
gptkbp:initiated_by gptkb:National_Union_of_Mineworkers
gptkbp:involved_parties gptkb:government
employers
trade unions
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Arthur_Scargill
gptkb:Sir_Winston_Churchill
gptkb:James_Maxton
gptkb:Clement_Attlee
gptkbp:legacy influence on future strikes
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive
gptkbp:outcome failure of the strike
gptkbp:political_impact rise of Labour Party
gptkbp:public_reaction mixed reactions
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:National_Guard
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:coal
gptkbp:resulted_in Trade Disputes Act 1927
gptkbp:significance labor movement history
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Durham_coalfield
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7