Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Great Unrest, also known as the Great Labour Unrest, was a period of labour revolt between 1911 and 1914 [1] in the United Kingdom. The agitation included the 1911 Liverpool general transport strike , the Tonypandy riots , the National coal strike of 1912 and the 1913 Dublin lockout .
The 1911 Liverpool general transport strike, also known as the great transport workers' strike, involved dockers, railway workers, sailors and other tradesmen. The strike paralysed Liverpool commerce for most of the summer of 1911. It also transformed trade unionism on Merseyside. For the first time, general trade unions were able to establish ...
1911 (United States) Illinois Central and Harriman Line Rail Strike occurred. [26] 1911 (United States) Southern Lumber Operators' Lockout began. [26] 1911 (Wales) Two men are shot dead by police during the Llanelli railway strike of August 1911, leading to rioting. Image of Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire on 25 March 1911 25 March 1911 ...
What became known as the Tonypandy riots [1] of 1910 and 1911 (sometimes collectively known as the Rhondda riots) were a series of violent confrontations between the striking coal miners and police that took place at various locations in and around the Rhondda mines of the Cambrian Combine, a cartel of mining companies formed to regulate prices ...
While acknowledging evidence of explicit antisemitic motivations, such as the targeting of Jewish-owned properties and references to Jews as exploitative landlords, Douglas also highlights the role of economic and social tensions exacerbated by the broader context of the Great Unrest. Further, he points to the fact that "Non-Jewish premises ...
This Tineco is a great choice if you want to keep your budget under $100. (On Amazon , it's $160.) It's top-notch at vacuuming edges and does a solid job at cleaning up bare floors while taking on ...
The Llanelli riots of 1911 were a series of events precipitated by the National Railway Strike of 1911. Mass picketing action at Llanelli railway station was brutally suppressed by the police, [1] resulting in the deaths of two men, shot dead by troops of the Worcestershire Regiment. Rioting followed and magistrates' homes were attacked and ...
Stock market today: World shares skid, hit by Trump tariff hikes and doubts about AI. Finance. Reuters. Bitcoin set for biggest weekly fall since FTX collapse in 2022. Food. Food. Parade.