1910–1911 South Wales coalfield strike

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historical event industrial dispute labor strike

The 1910–1911 South Wales coalfield strike was a major industrial dispute by coal miners in the Rhondda Valleys that became notorious for violent clashes, particularly in Tonypandy, and played a key role in the history of British labor relations.

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Label	Occurrences
1910–1911 South Wales coal strike	1
1910–1911 South Wales coalfield strike canonical	1

Statements (36)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event ⓘ industrial dispute ⓘ labor strike ⓘ
cause	dispute over wages ⓘ dispute over working conditions ⓘ
chronology	pre-World War I labor unrest in Britain ⓘ
conflictType	industrial conflict ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
describedAs	key event in South Wales working-class history ⓘ major industrial dispute in South Wales ⓘ
endTime	1911 ⓘ
hasEffect	heightened tensions between miners and government ⓘ increased militancy in South Wales coalfield ⓘ influence on later coal strikes in Britain ⓘ public debate over use of troops in industrial disputes ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Edwardian era NERFINISHED ⓘ
industry	coal mining ⓘ
location	Rhondda Valleys NERFINISHED ⓘ South Wales coalfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonypandy NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainParticipants	British government NERFINISHED ⓘ coal mine owners ⓘ coal miners ⓘ police ⓘ
notableFor	property damage in Tonypandy ⓘ role in development of British labor politics ⓘ violent clashes between miners and police ⓘ
opponent	Cambrian Combine NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedBy	local authorities ⓘ
partOf	history of British labor relations ⓘ
region	Glamorgan NERFINISHED ⓘ
significantEvent	Tonypandy riots NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime	1910 ⓘ
supportedBy	miners' unions ⓘ
topic	industrial relations in the coal industry ⓘ labor rights in the United Kingdom ⓘ

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Tonypandy → eventLocation → 1910–1911 South Wales coalfield strike ⓘ

South Wales Miners' Federation → notableEvent → 1910–1911 South Wales coalfield strike ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1910–1911 South Wales coal strike