“…1926 1918-1939 "Dock pickets, 1926" [T0120.jpg], 1926 General Strike 1926. …”

“…1926 1918-1939 "Telegram - Hurrah for the Highlands" [T0129.jpg], 1926 General Strike 1926. …”

“…1926-05-11 "Letter - General Strike Committee, Ashford, 11 May 1926" [g0301001.jpg], 11 May 1926, General Strike Committee, Ashford, Northfield, W. …”

Subjects:

“…During the 1926 General Strike, he was on the editorial committee of 'The British Worker'. …”

“…He was a member of the Amalgamated Engineering Union Executive Council 1920-1935 and President of the TUC in 1925. During the 1926 General Strike he was a member of the Special Industrial Committee (later the Negotiating Committee) which handled most of the TUC negotiations, and chairman of the TUC Intelligence Committee. …”

Subjects:

“…He became president of the Yorkshire Miners' Association in 1906 and president of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain 1922-1929. During the 1926 General Strike, Smith led the miners' delegation in talks with Government and mine owners. …”

“…From 1917-1937 he was secretary of the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation. During the 1926 General Strike, he was Chairman both of the TUC General Council and of the Special Industrial Committee (later the Negotiating Committee) which handled most of the TUC negotiations. …”

“…1926-05-31 "Dispatch Riders, Eccleston Square, London, May 1926" [g0541001.jpg], May 1926 General Strike 1926. …”

“…He also embarked on a political career - as a local councillor in Swindon from 1901 and as MP for Derby from 1910-1936. During the 1926 General Strike he was a member of the Special Industrial Committee (later the Negotiating Committee) which handled most of the TUC negotiations. …”

“…1926 1918-1939 "Arthur Cook, speaking in Trafalgar Square, 1926" [T0112.jpg], 1926 General Strike, 1926. …”