Crofthead Mill Strike
1910
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A black and white postcard showing the Crofthead Mill workers gathering for a strike meeting.
Title:
Crofthead Mill Strike
Date of work:
1910
Reference number:
1666
Level of description:
Item
Type of materials:
IMG
Source:
Photograph cabinets - Neilston
Access restrictions:
Unrestricted
Use restrictions:
UnrestrictedCopyright:
General notes:
The strike was the result of the introduction of new machinery and rates of pay for the girls in the copwinding department. This resulted in all 1500 workers going on strike for eleven days until management agreed that the weekly wage would not be affectedA large duplicate is stored with the outside photographs.
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Language:
English
Record number:
9262637