Ten questions about the bus strike, 1958
1958 1951-1960 "Ten questions about the bus strike, 1958" [BW0054], 1958, Trades Union Congress This article in the Cooperative newspaper Forward for May 9, 1958 details the background to the London bus strike for higher wages, which saw the complete withdrawal of all Central and Country a...
| Institution: | TUC - Trade Union Congress Library |
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| Language: | English |
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London
1958
United Kingdom |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10796/3FF08803-3083-438F-A7DE-7C66A0B1747C http://hdl.handle.net/10796/7364DFA9-306E-4000-B9F4-81AFC1983582 |
| Summary: | 1958
1951-1960
"Ten questions about the bus strike, 1958" [BW0054], 1958, Trades Union Congress
This article in the Cooperative newspaper Forward for May 9, 1958 details the background to the London bus strike for higher wages, which saw the complete withdrawal of all Central and Country areas buses from May 5 to June 20, 1958. London Transport had offered a pay increase only to Central London bus services and nothing to Country and Green Line services. 50,000 bus workers came out, but although some concessions were eventually made, the strike was seen as unsuccessful and the Transport and General Workers Union suffered severe financial losses. A strike-breaking organisation, calling itself "The People's League for the Defence of Freedom" obtained permission to run a few bus services in and around the capital. |
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| Physical Description: | Newspaper TEXT |