Ben Tillett

Standard Name: Tillett, Ben

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politics Katharine Tynan
The Dock Strike had begun in August when unskilled dockworkers, mostly employed on temporary contracts, began unionising. John Burns and Ben Tillett , among others, led the strike, which succeeded in its aims. The workers...
politics Katharine Bruce Glasier
Her opportunities for public speaking soon exploded. She was a Bristol delegate to the first annual conference of the Fabian Society in February this year; in June she was electioneering on behalf of Ben Tillett

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12 August 1889: The London Dock Strike began; it aroused...

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12 August 1889

The London Dock Strike began; it aroused widespread sympathy for striking dockers.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Cook, Chris, and John, 1946 - Stevenson. The Longman Handbook of Modern British History, 1714-1980. Longman, 1983.
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Spartacus Educational. 28 Feb. 2003, http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/.

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