Britain Faces Worst Strike Year Since 1926
London reports a surge in wartime strikes disrupting production across Britain. March 1944 saw over 1,000,000 lost work days and major coal stoppages in Yorkshire and South Wales threaten war industry. Officials warn of undermined arbitration and labor service strain.
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Yorkshire
Gwilym Lloyd George
House of Commons
Lloyd George
Ernest Bevin
Ritain
Dunkerque
Ministry of Labor
National Arbitration Tribunal
Miners Seek Arbitration Over Wage Dispute Amid Nationalization Talk
The Mineworkers Federation and the LUC oppose strikes and urge arbitration under the Porter award. Basic weekly pay stands at 20 dollars for underground work and 18 for surface work, with average 2 dollars more for special classes. Living costs have risen little since early wartime controls, yet miners’ wages are up about 50 percent since 1940. Calls for full nationalization of the mines are heard from various quarters.
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Mineworkers Federation
Trade Union Congress
Federation
LUC
Miners’ Charter Proposal Faces Tory Reform Push
The text notes the mines remain under private control with major ministry influence and cites a Tory reform committee of 60 MPs proposing a miner charter. It would set an 874 hour minimum work week and a year round basic wage, while housing and rental ads hint at private sector options.
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Alto
Ministries of Fuel and Labor
Tory Reform Committee
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