Abstract
Trade union history in this period was dominated by the General Strike of 1926. A General Strike, in the fullest sense, is a strike by the whole of the labour force at the same time.
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Taylor, D. (1988). The Trade Unions 1914–39. In: Mastering Economic and Social History. Macmillan Master Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-19377-6_27
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