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
Survey Reports
Catalogue reference: CSPR 1
What's it about?
CSPR 1
The records in this series are internal and external survey reports on work comparisons, pay and conditions of service of various grades of staff. These were used as the basis for negotiations between the Government and the Civil Service staff...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CSPR 1
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Title (The name of the record)
- Survey Reports
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1957-1980
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Description (What the record is about)
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The records in this series are internal and external survey reports on work comparisons, pay and conditions of service of various grades of staff. These were used as the basis for negotiations between the Government and the Civil Service staff associations but the reports compiled in 1980-1981 were not released to the negotiators.
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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)
- 317 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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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/C5539/
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