A LONDON NEWSLETTER
... i, New Oxford Street, W.C.i. The Great Dock Strike --It began in 1888. It was hailed in subsequent history as the winner of the Charter of Trades Unionism. The tanner-an-hour strike had four main issues: (1) the four-hours minimum term of employment; (2) the employers' right to engage labour at any hour; (3) contract work let to private contractors who tended to pay less than the company; ...