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By Paul McNeil Posted on August 14, 2020

Striking for the Dockers’ Tanner


The Great Dock Strike 1889 On the 14th August 1889 the London Dockers went on their first all-out strike.  This was brought about by the Manager of the West India … Continue reading Striking for the Dockers’ Tanner

Categories: genealogyTags: 1889, Ben Tillett, Cardinal Manning, dock strike, dockers, London Docks, The Great Dock Strike

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