NEPAL Kathmandu -- Dec 2006 -- A woman passing closed shops and businesses in the Thamel area of central Kathmandu, Nepal. Such general strikes shut down the whole city and are a frequent tactic of the Maoists -- Picture by Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
Penrhyn Slate Quarry; Bethesda; Gwynedd; Wales; print; G Humphreys, Bangor; engraving; Newman & Co, London; Richard Pennant; British Labour Movement; strikes; industrial relations; machinery; striking; strike action; walk out; down tools; industrial labour; open excavation;
Dorset farmers, James Loveless, James Brine, Thomas Stanfield, John Stanfield, Exiled for their actions 'as an example to others...', 7 years transportation to the penal colony New South Wales Australia, The stone celebrates their return, Early Trades Unions!
Black Country Living Museum; Dudley; West Midlands; England; United Kingdom; Black Country; Industry; industrial England; twentieth century; 20th century; Women Workers Union; Inspired by Mary Macarthur; banner; flag; politics; women's rights;
London Dockers' Strike, September 1889. Among the aims was establishment of minimum wage of 6d (2.5 pence per hour) but it failed. Scenes along the striker's procession. The Leader: The 'Coalies' car: The Poor Dockers' Baby
London Dockers' Strike, September 1889. Among the aims was establishment of minimum wage of 6d (2.5 pence per hour) but it failed. Picture shows 'Father Neptune's' float in the procession
UK SCOTLAND Oban -- 17 Oct 2010 -- Seafarers aboard the Caledonian-MacBrayne ferry MV CLANSMAN complete docking procedures in Oban, Scotland. Possible privatisation of the state-subsidised ferry routes to the Western Isles has been touted in recent months -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell | Lightroom Photos
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Vintage photo circa 1912 of suffragettes with placards protesting in London as part of the campaign to win women the right to vote. The placards are advertising a forthcoming meeting to be held in the Strand. Women in the UK finally won the right to vote on the same terms as men with the Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act 1928. Photo by Bain News Service.
UK SCOTLAND Oban -- 17 Oct 2010 -- Seafarers aboard the Caledonian-MacBrayne ferry MV CLANSMAN complete docking procedures in Oban, Scotland. Possible privatisation of the state-subsidised ferry routes to the Western Isles has been touted in recent months -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell | Lightroom Photos
UK SCOTLAND Oban -- 17 Oct 2010 -- Seafarers aboard the Caledonian-MacBrayne ferry MV CLANSMAN complete docking procedures in Oban, Scotland. Possible privatisation of the state-subsidised ferry routes to the Western Isles has been touted in recent months -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell | Lightroom Photos
UK SCOTLAND Oban -- 17 Oct 2010 -- Seafarers aboard the Caledonian-MacBrayne ferry MV CLANSMAN complete docking procedures in Oban, Scotland. Possible privatisation of the state-subsidised ferry routes to the Western Isles has been touted in recent months -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell | Lightroom Photos