The story of
The General Strike
In May 1926 over 1.5 million UK workers went on strike, bringing Britain to a standstill. Our records provide an insight into its origins and impact.
Series
Ministry of Labour and successors: Solicitor's Department: Registered Files (SD Series)...
Catalogue reference: LAB 16
What's it about?
LAB 16
The majority of these records consist of files from the SD series dealing with the preparation, enactment, amendment and implementation of legislation governing a wide range of subjects including employment, working conditions, unemployment...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- LAB 16
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Labour and successors: Solicitor's Department: Registered Files (SD Series) and other records
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1916-1980
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Description (What the record is about)
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The majority of these records consist of files from the SD series dealing with the preparation, enactment, amendment and implementation of legislation governing a wide range of subjects including employment, working conditions, unemployment insurance, disability, compensation and national service. They deal also with legal proceedings arising from this legislation. The series also contains material relating to the Conventions of the International Labour Organization.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also the Records of the Disabled Persons Employment Corporation Ltd and of Remploy Ltd: BM
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- SD file series
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 681 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1965 Ministry of Labour
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Litigation
- Labour
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10131/
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