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1913 Strike & Lockout

D MC Modern Ireland Junior Certificate English 5.0Average rating 5.0 out of 5 (1 rating)

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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
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

Description: Junior Certificate Modern Ireland Mind Map on 1913 Strike & Lockout, created by D MC on 26/11/2017.
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