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Strike meeting outside Morton's factory, Millwall, 1914

1914 1880-1914 "Strike meeting outside Morton's factory, Millwall, 1914" [T0045.jpg], 1914 Strike meeting outside Morton's factory, Millwall, East London in March 1914. The company manufactured and canned jam, pickles and other food. 1200 workers walked out on strike and only the...

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Bibliographic Details
Institution:TUC - Trade Union Congress Library
Language:English
Published: 1914
Subjects:
Trade Union Congress, UK
Strikes (search also under the names of individual strikes)(RT: Strikebreaking; Lockouts; Right to strike)(BT: Labour disputes)(NT: Picketing)
Food industry
London; England
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10796/02CCDFF8-8D1D-4B0B-9698-FB1D72F7E718
http://hdl.handle.net/10796/C1FCF245-8B6F-4AFA-9044-C02AD8D5765E
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Summary:1914 1880-1914 "Strike meeting outside Morton's factory, Millwall, 1914" [T0045.jpg], 1914 Strike meeting outside Morton's factory, Millwall, East London in March 1914. The company manufactured and canned jam, pickles and other food. 1200 workers walked out on strike and only then looked for union help. 800 women joined the National Federation of Women Workers (NFWW) while the men joined the Dock, Wharf, Riverside and General Workers Union. Meetings were held outside the dock gates and on 28 March a procession was organised from Millwall to Trafalgar Square. This was the first outing for the new NFWW banner with its Walter Crane design.
Physical Description:Photograph
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