Troops brought into Salford during the 1911 strike Great pamphlet about the largely successful general strike for better wages, shorter hours and union recognition in Salford, northern England in 1911. Copied to clipboard Digitised by libcom.org, 2015 Files Salford-general-strike-1911.pdf (1.97 MB) strikes general strikes United Kingdom transport Salford Edmund Frow Ruth Frow PDF Comments
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