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 Supply: Labour, Registered Files (Series 3)
Catalogue reference: AVIA 50
What's it about?
AVIA 50
Committee and other files on labour relations, industrial training, labour distribution, housing, and wages and conditions of service.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- AVIA 50
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Supply: Labour, Registered Files (Series 3)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1940-1958
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Description (What the record is about)
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Committee and other files on labour relations, industrial training, labour distribution, housing, and wages and conditions of service.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also the Ministry of Supply files in SUPP 14
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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Files from this series covering functions transferred to the War Office in 1959 were re-registered in the Ministry of Supply branch registry files:
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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)
- file series 3
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Ministry of Supply, 1939-1959
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 91 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
- Pay and pensions
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2630/
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