London Docks strike

« 27 august  130 000 men in strike so the docks were paralyzed Formed a comittee for the strike to organize the dispute and   decide on   its aims. « The main strike demand was 'the dockers' tanner' - a wage of 6d.

an hour (instead of their previous 5d.

an hour) and an overtime rate of 8d.

per hour. They also wanted the contract and 'plus' systems to be abolished and 'call-ons' to be reduced to two a day.

They also demanded that they be taken on for minimum periods of four hours and that their union be recognized throughout the port.

» Tom Mann, one of the leaders of the 1889 dock strike.

  ( http://www.portcities.org.uk/london/server/show/conMediaFile.4664/Tom­Mann.html ) Support of socialists movement (James Keir Hardie (1856­1915) was a pioneer of British Socialism.) No rent anymore    paynbrokers   ! The strike was covered by newspaper like…(example of newspaper   !) · Meetings at which resolutions of sympathy with the strikers are passed are being held nightly   throughout Victoria, and a similar movement is on foot in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Hobart…  A large and important meeting of citizens was held here yesterday at which resolutions were adopted   expressing sympathy with the London dock workers on strike, and promising to support them to obtain their   demands. The Chairmen announced that over £500 had been collected from all classes of the inhabitants,   including Cabinet Ministers, and nearly all the members of the Queensland Parliament.  The Pall Mall Gazette , 5 September 1889. Resolution : Australian help  30 000£ were gived by australia to dockers family in the aim of help them Employers strike. »