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The General Strike - Government leaders
Government leaders during the General Strike: Ministers and Commissioners. 1. Chief Civil Commissioner: Sir W. Mitchell-Thomson, 2. Principal Chief Assistant Commissioner, Mr. A. B. Lowry, 3. Civil Commissioner, London and Home Counties Division: Major W. Cope, 4. Civil Commissioner, Eastern Division: Major Sir Philip Sassoon, 5. Coal-owners representatives leaving Downing Street: (Left to right) Messrs. W. A. Lee, Evan Williams, Edward Mann, and Guthrie. 6. Civil Commissioner for the North Midland Division: Captain H. Douglas King, 7. The Members of the Coal Commission: (Left to right) Mr. Kenneth Lee, Sir William Beveridge, Sir Herbert Samuel, (Chairman) and Sir Herbert Lawrence. 8. Minister of Labour: Sir Arthur Steel Maitland. 9. Civil Commissioner, Midland Division: Lt. Col. the Hon. G.F. Stanley. 11. Civil Commissioner, North Eastern Division: Captain D. H. Hacking. 12. Parliamentary Secretary to the Department of Mines: Col. G.R. Lane-Fox, 13. Civil Commissioner, South Midland Division: Major Earl Winterton, 14. The Home Secretary: Sir William Joynson-Hicks. In support of a strike by coal miners over the issue of threatened wage cuts, the Trades Union Congress called a General Strike in early May 1926. The strike only involved certain key industrial sectors (docks, electricity, gas, railways) but, in the face of well-organised government emergency measures and lack of real public support, it collapsed after nine days
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Great image capturing the intense negotiations during the General Strike of 1926 in the United Kingdom. The photograph features key government leaders and coal-owners gathered at Downing Street, ready to discuss the ongoing dispute between the coal miners and their employers over threatened wage cuts. In the foreground, we see Sir W. Mitchell-Thomson, the Chief Civil Commissioner, and various other commissioners and civil servants, including Major W. Cope, Major Sir Philip Sassoon, and Captain H. Douglas King. Coal-owners representatives, such as Messrs. W. A. Lee, Evan Williams, Edward Mann, and Guthrie, are also present, as are members of the Coal Commission, including Sir William Beveridge, Sir Herbert Samuel, and Sir Herbert Lawrence. The Minister of Labour, Sir Arthur Steel Maitland, is also in attendance, along with other government officials like Lt. Col. the Hon. G.F. Stanley, Captain D. H. Hacking, and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Department of Mines, Col. G.R. Lane-Fox. The Home Secretary, Sir William Joynson-Hicks, is also pictured, adding to the high-level representation in the room. The Trades Union Congress had called for a General Strike in early May 1926, which primarily involved key industrial sectors such as docks, electricity, gas, and railways. However, the strike, which was intended to show solidarity with the coal miners and put pressure on the government to intervene, ultimately collapsed after just nine days due to a lack of public support and well-organized government emergency measures. Despite its brief duration, the General Strike remains a significant moment in the history of labor relations and industrial action in the United Kingdom.
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