The General Strike map brings together stories, exhibitions, and events marking the strike and its impact on working people.
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Reminder: part 2 of our miniseries for the centenary of the 1926 British general strike is out now, told using interviews with striking workers themselves. Listen early and without ads by joining us on Patreon today at www.patreon.com/posts/e119-1...
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In Part 2 of our series on the 1926 General Strike, we hear from East London dock worker, Harry Watson, who describes the clashes that broke out between striking workers and the police. Listen to more now on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/e119-1... #GeneralStrike100
New podcast episode! Part 2 in our series on the 1926 general strike, we look at the action of the strike itself with first-hand accounts of clashes between workers, scabs, and police. Out now on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/e119-1... #WorkingClassHistoryWednesday #GeneralStrike100
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Newly Found Film Captures โ26 UK General Strike
A newly discovered documentary film provides an extraordinary first-hand account of the General Strike of 1926.
Find out more: tinyurl.com/59wrhv6r
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In our latest episode, we're so lucky to be able to tell the story of the 1926 General Strike using the voices of workers involved. People like Betty Harrison who began work in Bradford's textile industry when she was just 13. More here: www.patreon.com/posts/e118-1... #GeneralStrike100
In our series on the 1926 general strike, we tell the story of the strike with the words of workers who took part in it. Like Harry Watson, an East London dock worker who remembers when his union voted to support the miners. More here: www.patreon.com/posts/e118-1... #GeneralStrike100
We've been adding map locations for #GeneralStrike100 in the North West of England. Can anyone see the glaring big gap in this picture? And would anyone like to help us with it?
Check out the rest of the map and see if we've done your area: generalstrike100.com/
#WorkingClassHistoryWednesday! To mark the 100-year anniversary, we have released Part 1 of our series on the 1926 general strike. In collaboration with #GeneralStrike100 and using the voices of striking workers themselves. Out now on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/e118-1...
Get your passport, pin badge and more information on this national partnership here: beacons.ai/generalstrik...
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Off to visit #Manchester partners of General Strike 100 ft new anniversary pin badge.
Looking forward to getting my first stamps in my trusty #GeneralStrike100 passport and seeing:
Poster titled "May Day 2026" with large red text reading "Turn London Red.โ Features images of a bus, Nelson's Column, and a crowd with flags. Event details: 4 May 2026, 12 noon at Clerkenwell Green, march at 1 PM to Trafalgar Square.
๐ด We're joining @ldnmayday.bsky.social on the streets for London #MayDay on Monday 4 May.
#WorkersMakeHistory marks #GeneralStrike100, honouring the generations of workers who fought for rights, dignity, & #Solidarity.
RSVP - http://bit.ly/LDNMayDayRSVP
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We stand in solidarity with @unison.org.uk members taking action @ncmme.bsky.social.
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26/02/2026 Sent by email To: Lynn Dunning (CEO) CC: Katie Cavanagh (Head of Collections, Exhibitions and Digital) Dear Lynn I am writing to you on behalf of the General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU) to send solidarity greetings to your members, who continue their strike action today. My name is Henry Fowler, and I am writing in relation to the General Strike 100 partnership โ a national collaboration of museums, libraries, archives, and local history groups marking the centenary of the 1926 General Strike. Since the projectโs development in October 2024, the National Coal Mining Museum for England (NCMME) has been involved in discussions and joined the partnership. However, concerns have been raised by affiliates of the General Federation of Trade Unions, as well as by other partners, regarding the ongoing industrial action at NCMME involving workers represented by UNISON. These unions and partners have questioned your continued involvement in the partnership while this dispute re
We have informed other partners of this decision and will be publicising this letter via social media to make clear the actions we are taking in support of the striking workers. We sincerely hope that NCMME will prioritise negotiations with UNISON, reach a fair resolution, and be able to rejoin us during this important anniversary year. Yours sincerely Henry Fowler Assistant General Secretary, General Federation of Trade Unions Project coordinator, General Strike 100
Our Assistant General Secretary,@redhen90.bsky.social, has just sent the below letter to @ncmme.bsky.social CEO Lynn Dunning
"It's our position that while you remain in dispute with @unisontheunion members, it is not appropriate for the museum to continue as part of #GeneralStrike100 partnership."
Our GS, @gawainlittle.bsky.social, will be at this year's Tyne & Wear #MayDay rally ๐ฅ
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We've added a bunch of new entries about the 1926 general strike in Birmingham for #generalstrike100, written by Charlotte Powell of the Birmingham TUC. Check them out at generalstrike100.com/ and follow @generalstrike100
Leaflet issued during the May 1926 General Strike in support of the government: The General Strike. MESSAGE FROM THE PRIME MINISTER. Constitutional Government is being attacked. Let all good Citizens whose livelihood and labour have thus been put in peril bear with fortitude and patience the hardships with which they have been so suddenly confronted. Stand behind the Government, who are doing their part, confident that you will co-operate in the measures they have undertaken to preserve the liberties and privileges of the people of these Islands. The laws of England are the peopleโs birthright. The laws are in your keeping. You have made Parliament their guardian. The General Strike is a challenge to Parliament and is the road to anarchy and ruin. STANLEY BALDWIN.
Front page of the Daily Graphic, 13 May 1926. It includes photographs of strike breaking activities, including medical students and soldiers moving goods.
The Leeds Citizen, a special strike bulletin published on behalf of the local strike committee. This edition dates from 8 May 1926 and includes the Trades Union Congress' statement that the General Strike was an industrial dispute (rather than a revolutionary challenge to the constitution), information about the local situation, and a report on debates in the House of Commons.
Leaflet issued by the Trades Union Congress during the May 1926 General Strike: TRADES UNION CONGRESS CONSTITUTION NOT CHALLENGED The General Council of the Trades Union Congress does NOT challenge Constitution. It is not seeking to substitute unconstitutional government. Nor is it desirous of undermining our Parliamentary institutions. AN INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE The sole aim of the Council is to secure for the miners a decent standard of life. The Council is engaged in an Industrial dispute. THERE IS NO CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS. THE ONLY ISSUE In any settlement, the only issue to be decided will be an industrial issue, not political, not constitutional. Printed and Published by the General Council of the Trades Union Congress, 33 Eccleston Square, London, S.W
As the General Strike centenary gets closer, we've been boosting our digitised content!
560 original documents have now been digitised & are free to access, including strike bulletins, radio transcripts, union communications & more... #GeneralStrike100
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Promotional poster for a GFTU Educational Trust event titled 'The General Strike in its Aftermath' featuring historic black and white photos of demonstrators, scheduled for March 26 in partnership with Working Class Movement Library and Marx Memorial Library.
As we're commemorating #GeneralStrike100, it only makes sense for our next Trade Union & Working Class History session to be ๐ฅ
๐ฉ The General Strike in its Aftermath
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It is with a heavy heart I say this, but the #GeneralStrike100 printed passport might be even better than the lovely National Piers Society's own.
Get yours & get visiting sites and partners this year.
Available from Radical Tea Towel:
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Just over a week or so left to submit your abstracts. Itโs shaping up to be an excellent conference from the papers already submitted, as well as with confirmed keynote speakers Prof. David Featherstone and Dr. @kasperbrasken.bsky.social. Please share with colleagues and networks! #GeneralStrike100
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#GeneralStrike100 February overview from the General Strike 100 national partnership
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We're proud to be a member of the General Strike 100 national partnership and will be announcing a special event soon, so watch our socials!
Explore the interactive map and sign up to visit your nearest #GeneralStrike100 organisation taking part here: zurl.co/GAakd
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Commemorate #GeneralStrike100 with limited edition merchandise, provided by Radical Tea Towel.
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Image including a photograph of a public meeting in 1926, showing speakers and crowd. Two logos are visible - the logo for the General Strike 100 national partnership and the Modern Records Centre's own logo.
We're proud to be a member of the #GeneralStrike100 national partnership
Explore our interactive map & sign up to visit your nearest partner & #GeneralStrike100 history sites at actionnetwork.org/forms/visit-...
Looking forward to sharing our collections through onsite events & digitised sources!
