1921 UK miners' strike
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The 1921 UK miners' strike was a major post-World War I industrial dispute in Britain, marked by widespread coal miners' action over wage reductions and working conditions and culminating in the failed "Black Friday" solidarity with other unions.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1921 UK miners' strike canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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industrial dispute ⓘ labour strike ⓘ miners' strike ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1921 coal dispute
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1921 miners' lockout ⓘ |
| conflictType | labour–management conflict ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedAs | major post-World War I industrial dispute in Britain ⓘ |
| economicContext | postwar recession in Britain ⓘ |
| endTime | 1921-06-28 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
May 1926 General Strike in the United Kingdom
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surface form:
1926 United Kingdom general strike
|
| follows |
1912 United Kingdom coal strike
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surface form:
1912 national coal strike
World War I ⓘ |
| hasCause |
dispute over working conditions in coal mines
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owners' attempt to introduce district-based wage agreements ⓘ post-World War I economic difficulties ⓘ return of coal industry to private ownership after wartime control ⓘ wage reductions for coal miners ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
collapse of Triple Alliance solidarity
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defeat for British coal miners ⓘ reduction in miners' wages ⓘ weakening of trade union bargaining power in early 1920s ⓘ |
| industry | mining ⓘ |
| location |
England
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Great Britain ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| notableOutcome |
failure of Black Friday solidarity action
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loss of confidence in Triple Alliance among miners ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
UK government
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surface form:
British government
coal mine owners ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Miners' Federation of Great Britain ⓘ |
| participant |
Miners' Federation of Great Britain
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National Union of Railwaymen ⓘ Transport Workers' Federation ⓘ Triple Alliance ⓘ coal miners in the United Kingdom ⓘ trade unions in Britain ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of the British coal industry
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history of the labour movement in the United Kingdom ⓘ interwar labour unrest in Britain ⓘ |
| sector | coal industry ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Black Friday (1921) ⓘ |
| startTime | 1921-03-31 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-World War I era ⓘ |
| topic |
coal mining
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industrial relations ⓘ trade unionism ⓘ |
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