f) TRADE UNIONS - consequences of the general strike

Question 1

How were workers treated following the strike?

Answer 1

Many struggled to get their old jobs back.

Some employers tried to ensure their employees’ union membership was a barrier to their employment.

Question 2

Cheltenham

Answer 2

Tramway workers were made to work longer hours for the same wages.

Question 3

Yorkshire

Answer 3

Coal miners were forced to accept 7 1/2 hour days as opposed to their usual 7 hour days.

Question 4

Decline in TU membership

Answer 4

By nearly one million by 1932 - accusations that the General Council failed to protect its members from post-strike victimisation.

Question 5

Trade Disputes Act 1927

Answer 5

Restrained trade unions and made it illegal for a general strike to be called.

Specifically stated that if a strike was called to exert influence on the govt, it was illegal.