feb 28, 1925 - The Trade Union Congress votes for a General Strike
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With consumer goods prices and unemployment soaring with the coal industry being the worst hit, with German and American coal forcing it off the market, responding to demands for direct action from every corner of Britain, on the 28th of February, 1925, the Trades Union Congress voted unanimously to call a general strike.Added to timeline:
Date:
feb 28, 1925
Now
~ 100 years ago