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Northumberland to the MFGB, a second ballot was held in 1908. While the pattern of voting was similar, increased membership of the largest affiliates and stronger support among them, led to the earlier decision being overturned by 213,137 votes to 168,446.
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in 1936. MFGB members demanding recognition struck for six months. Several officials and members were imprisoned and the breakaway union became even more isolated. The MFGB balloted its members about merging with the "Spencer" union but the proposal was rejected. The federation's leadership continued
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initially refused to join but did so in 1907 and 1908. Most of the MFGB's founding officials were still in control in 1910 by which time the membership was more than 600,000. Membership peaked in 1920 when it had more than 945,000 members. In 1926 the membership dropped to 756,000 and had declined
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Liberal Party's reluctance to adopt trade union candidates or take up trade union matters in Parliament. In 1906, the MFGB held a national ballot on whether to affiliate to the LRC. The proposal was defeated by 101,714 votes to 92,222.
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demonstrated poor working conditions and breaches in the law by employers. A Royal
Commission into mines' safety was started after the 1934 disaster but no new law was passed until the Mines and Quarries Act 1954. Fatalities in the mines had fallen in the years before 1926 but coal industry deaths
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A ballot for a national strike in 1935 produced the largest majority vote in favour of industrial action. Wages in
Nottinghamshire, where the breakaway "Spencer" union-represented 80% of the workforce, were the lowest in the country. Men who remained loyal to the MFGB were victimised and colliery
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was set up to which the MFGB, colliery owners and government considered the future of the mining industry and two years later the government returned management of the collieries to their owners. In 1921 a decision by the NUR and NTWF not to strike in sympathy with the miners is remembered as
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Scottish delegates at the conference. At the inaugural meeting it was agreed to raise funds to carry on the federation's business, to protect miners by taking an interest in trade and wages, secure legislation and call conferences to discuss matters. It intended to obtain an
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270:. In these districts, most output was used within the UK and, as a result, variations in international trade had less impact on them. Their unions were opposed to payment of miners on a "sliding scale" based on the selling price of coal, a practice which was standard in
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in 1914 led to calls for the repeal of the eight-hour day and increased productivity. South Wales miners struck in 1915 and increased pay was demanded in 1916 resulting in the coalfields being put into state control. In 1914 the MFGB had joined with the
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November. The
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Lancashire, the largest affiliates, were in favour of joining, but most smaller affiliates were strongly opposed. After the close vote, the transformation of the LRC into the
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ended it as a significant force, and the MFGB leadership adopted a policy of strong support for the Labour Party leadership, putting great effort into securing parliamentary majorities for the party.
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November after meeting local colliery owners and formed the rival Nottingham and District Miners' Industrial Union or "Spencer" union.
975:, founded in 1920, attempted to bypass the MFGB in gaining support among miners. It set up the Miners' Minority Movement, which saw initial success when activist
239:"from bank to bank" for all underground workers, attend inquests and seek to obtain compensation for miners killed in incidents involving more than three persons.
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on 21 November. The strikers returned to work defeated but a conference in 1911 called for a minimum wage. The demand led to the six-week-long
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attracted little support, and Cook later distanced himself from the communists. The MFGB did support allowing the CPGB to affiliate with the
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1958:
1910:
1854:
1585:
714:Events
697:88,271
662:5,743
643:2,600
621:67,602
602:31,352
586:7,526
583:12,043
564:37,361
548:3,000
524:10,000
505:38,005
489:4,000
467:57,516
451:5,100
387:37,428
371:7,500
303:Formed
280:Durham
266:, and
254:, the
2547:1921
2541:1918
2535:1904
2529:1889
2512:2007
2506:2002
2500:1992
2494:1992
2488:1984
2482:1968
2476:1959
2470:1946
2464:1932
2458:1924
2452:1919
2446:1889
2429:2012
2423:2010
2417:2002
2411:1992
2405:1989
2399:1987
2393:1973
2387:1969
2381:1963
2375:1961
2369:1954
2363:1950
2357:1939
2351:1934
2345:1933
2339:1932
2333:1931
2327:1929
2321:1924
2317:Walsh
2315:1922
2311:Smith
2309:1917
2305:House
2303:1914
2297:1912
2291:1909
2287:Woods
2285:1889
2268:2012
2262:2002
2256:1982
2250:1971
2244:1960
2238:1960
2232:1954
2226:1939
2220:1934
2214:1932
2208:1931
2202:1929
2198:Smith
2196:1922
2190:1912
2184:1904
2178:1889
2166:(NUM)
1952:62–65
1295:Notes
1240:1939
1225:1934
1215:1933
1195:1932
1180:1931
1170:1930
1155:1929
1135:1924
1120:1922
1110:1919
1100:1918
1090:1917
1080:1914
1065:1912
1055:1909
1040:1904
1015:1889
998:Year
659:3,622
640:4,310
486:5,491
425:3,000
368:6,326
347:9,743
328:2,167
2766:1974
2761:1972
2756:1969
2751:1926
2746:1912
2741:1893
2605:Kent
2508:Kemp
2484:Daly
2460:Cook
2413:Cave
2246:Ford
2099:ISBN
2071:ISBN
2040:ISBN
1956:ISBN
1908:ISBN
1885:2014
1852:ISBN
1719:2014
1617:2016
1495:2016
1462:2014
1435:2014
1325:The
971:The
927:The
912:and
694:1889
691:1881
675:1899
672:1898
656:1889
653:1889
637:1889
634:1888
618:1894
615:1894
599:1889
596:1880
580:1889
577:1889
561:1907
558:1864
540:1917
537:1916
521:1919
518:1872
502:1889
499:1886
483:1889
480:1887
464:1889
461:1881
443:1915
440:1915
422:1889
419:1870
403:1908
400:1869
384:1889
381:1880
365:1890
362:1872
344:1892
341:1872
331:400
325:1889
322:1887
278:and
176:MFGB
170:The
2335:Lee
2216:Lee
2091:doi
1844:doi
906:MPs
544:N/A
447:N/A
429:N/A
351:N/A
182:in
163:TUC
159:MIF
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