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: Statistics Department: Industry Files
Catalogue reference: LAB 98
What's it about?
LAB 98
This series contains industry files of the Statistics Department reflecting their responsibilities for the collection and publication of statistics relating to wage rates, hours of work, unemployment, cost of living, industrial disputes, profit...
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 98
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Labour: Statistics Department: Industry Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1911-1963
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains industry files of the Statistics Department reflecting their responsibilities for the collection and publication of statistics relating to wage rates, hours of work, unemployment, cost of living, industrial disputes, profit schemes and trade union membership.
The selected files consist of press cuttings, notes, printed material and papers relating to wage rates and hours and conditions of work, and illustrate the information-gathering role of the department.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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)
- 32 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure
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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
- Labour
- Inflation
- Pay and pensions
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is not accruing.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10213/
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