No Winners: The British Seamen`s Strike of 1925 by Peter Gifford (2005)
Author | Peter Gifford |
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ISBN | 9780859053556 |
Format | Books |
Publisher | Hesperian Press |
Size | 210 x 297 x 1mm |
Weight (g) | 210 g |
Product description
This is a study of the world's first transnational strike, by more than 10,000 British seamen in their home ports, along with South Africa and Australasia.
Many of these seamen had won pay increases during the Great War of 1914-18 for their bravery in continuing to work their ships in the face of the German submarine menace in the North Atlantic.
In 1925 they took what amounted to
Read MoreThis is a study of the world's first transnational strike, by more than 10,000 British seamen in their home ports, along with South Africa and Australasia.
Many of these seamen had won pay increases during the Great War of 1914-18 for their bravery in continuing to work their ships in the face of the German submarine menace in the North Atlantic.
In 1925 they took what amounted to
Show LessAuthor | Peter Gifford |
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Isbn | 9780859053556 |
Format | Books |
Publisher | Hesperian Press |
Size | 210 x 297 x 1mm |
Weight (g) | 210 g |