1913 Strike & Lockout

1913 Strike & Lockout

1. Causes

   • Irish Transport and General Workers Union established to improve workers' pay & conditions
   • ITGWU tram drivers went on strike for better pay during Horse Show Week
   • William Martin Murphy of the Employers' Federation wanted to destroy the power of the ITGWU

2. Events

   • After strike starts union members locked out of work- leave ITGWU
   • Employers use scabs
   • Police attack strikers- Sackville St
     • Irish Citizen Army set up to protect workers- James Connolly
   • Workers depend on soup kitchens
     • Kiddies Scheme- attempt to send strikers’ children to homes in England
       • Ship stopped by priests/mob
   • Workers forced to go back to work or join British army, union membership declines