A massive crowd gathers in Hyde Park for a meeting during the General Strike, May 4, 1926
ELEVEN museums, libraries, archive and history groups are looking for trade union backing for a national partnership to mark the centenary of the General Strike next year.
Gawain Little, general secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU), co-ordinating the project, said: “The 100th anniversary of the 1926 strike is a critical celebration of the power of workers to defy government and grow union consciousness across the country.
“This partnership is about amplifying and promoting the excellent plans of many organisations across the country. We are looking forward to 2026.”
One hundred years after 1.7m workers shut the country down in defence of the miners, the struggles that sparked the 1926 General Strike are still with us – and will be honoured on London’s May Day march this year, writes MARY ADOSSIDES
The newly catalogued News International Dispute Archive ensures the history of the Wapping dispute – and the solidarity it inspired – is preserved, accessible and alive for future generations, says MATT DUNNE
This ‘Big Meet’ our focus is building the next ‘Megapicket,’ say HENRY FOWLER and GAWAIN LITTLE of the General Federation of Trade Unions
