Challenges and crises-Industrial unrest Flashcards
1
Q
What name is given to industrial relations from 1910-14?
A
The Great unrest
2
Q
What economic causes were there for industrial unrest?
A
Unemployment, rising cost of living and inequality.
3
Q
What political causes were there?
A
The 1906 Trades disputes meant Trade Unions were not responsible for strikes, there were 4 million union members by 1914, there were federations and Labour were losing power.
4
Q
Give an example of how the situation deteriorated from 1910-1913.
A
There was the 1910 Miners strike, the 1911 Dockers strike and the 1913 Trade Union Act reversed Osborne judgement.
5
Q
Which organisation was formed in 1914, providing the ideal vehicle for a future general strike?
A
Triple alliance
