Miners' Federation of Great Britain
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:trade_unionist
|
| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Labour_Party_(UK)
gptkb:Trades_Union_Congress |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1945
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1888
|
| gptkbp:headquarters_location |
gptkb:Barnsley
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Miners' Federation of Great Britain
|
| gptkbp:keyPerson |
gptkb:Frank_Hodges
gptkb:A._J._Cook gptkb:Robert_Smillie |
| gptkbp:membership |
over 600,000 (at peak)
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
involved in 1912 national coal strike
involved in 1921 miners' strike participated in 1926 General Strike |
| gptkbp:purpose |
improve working conditions for miners
increase miners' wages political representation for miners |
| gptkbp:regionServed |
gptkb:Great_Britain
|
| gptkbp:represents |
coal miners
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:National_Union_of_Mineworkers
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:The_Miners:_A_History_of_the_Miners'_Federation_of_Great_Britain
gptkb:Durham_Miners'_Association gptkb:National_Union_of_Mineworkers |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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