We Are Not Removing
The 1915 Glasgow Rent Strike.
In 1915, during World War 1, one of the largest rent strikes in urban history broke out in parts of Glasgow, in response to steep rent rises imposed by private landlords. 20,000 joined the refusal to pay rent, organizing a grassroots movement that physically resisted evictions and contested them in the courts, and forcing the British government to passing legislation to control rent levels. The Rent Strike was a significant factor in the development of subsidised public housing.
past tense WW1 series, no1.
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Black and White
The Origin and an Account of Black Friday
23rd December 1892 by Roger Ball Autumn 1892 in Bristol saw a violent class war between employers, strike-breaking labour and police on one side and strikers and their mass of working class supporters on the other. Picketing, mass marches and public meetings of thousands of ‘new’ industrial unionists were common, culminating in the use of
The Bristol Strike Wave of 1889-1890
Socialists, New Unionists and New Women Part 2: Days of Doubt by Mike Richards Following on from part one, this pamphlet traces the period of industrial unrest in Bristol between January and August 1890. The lockout of boot and shoe workers that began in December 1889, and continued for the first few weeks of January
The Bristol Strike Wave of 1889-1890
Socialists, New Unionist and New Women Part 1: Days of Hope by Mike Richardson During 1889-1890, a strike wave swept across Britain hitting many major towns and cities. Bristol was not immune. The scale and intensity of industrial unrest in the city reached a level never experienced before. The city’s labour historian Samuel Bryher depicted
