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Policeman on traffic duty seen here directing cyclist and pedestrians on High Holborn, on the 8th day of the General Strike
Meat Strike. A meeting in progress at Smithfield Meat market showing two delegates making a speech. They are Mr L Hanson, group secretary of the union and Mrs H Tribe. 4th February 1936
Labour Leader Ramsay MacDonald seen here with union leaders entering the TUC building in London on the eve of the general strike. 3rd May 1926
Workers at Mitchells and Butlers brewery in Smethwick, Staffordshire, pouring 120, 000 pints of beer down the drain due to an industrial dispute. 19th April 1966
Managing director of British United Airways Freddie Laker, loads luggage onto an aircraft at Gatwick airport during a strike by porters. 1st December 1964
Group of Weavers on strike in Manchester, 17th August 1932
Talking it over, The Spinners Strike, Manchester, 31st October 1932. Over 200, 000 spinners stop work in Lancashire, defying their leaders acceptance of the new wages agreement
Bob Charters businessman owner of Inverwear, formely known as Lee Leisurewear, 1st April 1982. Lee Leisurewear on the Larkfield Estate in Greenock
Footballers Don Revie (left), Dennis Viollett and Albert Quixall attending a strike meeting in Manchester, organised by Players Union chairman Jimmy Hill. 19th December 1960
General Strike Scene May 1926 End of general strike scenes. Police special constables cheering end of strike news Buses with Daily Mirror poster on
General Strike May 1926 The Great industrial strike commences. Women volunteers lining up to enrol their services
General Strike Scene May 1926 Food Lorry with soldiers a board on guard duty London 1926
General Strike Scene May 1926 Armoured cars out on the streets at the Mansion House London during the general strike of 1926
General Strike Scene May 1926 Scene in Hyde park as the temporary milk depot is set up
General Strike Scene May 1926 Scenes at the Bank London as soldiers ride shot gun
Skeleton at Kings Cross Station while British Rail drivers are on strike. British Rail laid on a skeleton service for passengers, but the strike was called off. Circa 1960
Coal crises minister Sir Douglas Hogg leaving Downing Street during the General Strike of May 1926
A limited service is ran on a underground strike day. This commuter is the only person on the train between Farringdon Road and Euston Square October 1962
The tracks leading to Paddington Station deserted due to a strike by railway men
Children of Belfast Dockers who are on strike for better conditions and pay seen here playing in the street in 1907
Docks at a standstill in Liverpool on the first day of the national dock strike. Merchant ships line the wharves, idle. 16th May 1966
Army personnel take over the duties of the firefighter during the firemens strike in 1977 - the Army firefighters relax playing football knowing the the next call-out could be at any moment
General Strike Scene May 1926 Cyclist at the Bank during the General strike of 1926 London Street Scene © Mirrorpix 2002
Belfast 1907 Dock Strike Jim Larkin led a campaign to unionise the dockers and transport workers, uniting Catholic and Protestant workers throughout Belfast in the fight for union rights
Newcastles bus stations, such as the one at Worswick Street, were practically deserted on the first day of the bus strike, instead of being at a Saturday peak of activity. 20/07/57
Winston Churchill MP Home Secretary during the General Strike Crisis 1926 standing outside Number Ten Downing Street, wearing black coat and top hat, holding walking cane. 3rd May 1926
Stable boys strike at Newmarket, organised by the Transport and General Workers Union. April 1975
Sir Ian McGregor Chairman of the National Coal Board telling the media of the breakdown in their talks with the Miners Union Strike Action
Arthur Scargill NUM talks to miners in rally in London 1984
It was first day back at work for Candy and her workmates after the winter holidays. But it was such a beautiful sunny day that she just did not fancy all the donkey work attached to the job in
Customers read notice of a strike at a London railways station. June 1968
Arthur Scargill marches with miners in demonstration 1984 during strike
A signing on a petrol pump informing customers of the lack of petrol during the fuel shortage. November 1956
General Strike 1926. Volunteers for Government Service queue up. 4th May 1926
Dockers Strike 1948. Two RAF men unload a cargo of meat. 28th June 1948
Transport Strike. Strikers talking under a bridge during the troubles. 13th January 1947
Petrol Shortages 1953. Boys pushing a lorry which has run out of fuel. 23rd October 1953
Dock Strikes 1949. Strikers meeting Victoria Park as they vote back to work. 23rd July 1949
Dockers Strike 1948. Dockers mass meeting in Victoria Park. 12th July 1948
Dock Strikes 1945. Sandy Powell addressing the dockers clerks. 12th October 1945
Strikers at Stratford Town Hall with Arthur Deakin, General Secretary of The Transport and General Workers Union after they told him they would not return to work. 11th January 1947
Dock Strikes 1949. Strikers meeting in Trafalgar Square. 18th July 1949
London Gas Strike. November 1944
Men queuing up outside the Labour Exchange to collect their money. 29th May 1945
General Strike 1926. Feeding Field telephone lines in Hyde Park, London. 4th May 1926
Defence Force on Wimbledon Common. An old soldier signs up again. 15th April 1921
General Strike 1926. Volunteer signalmen inspecting the signals before starting their job. 11th May 1926
