(Untitled), 26 Aug 1926
Scope and Contents
Notes of a meeting between Government Ministers (Winston Churchill, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, Minister of Labour, George Lane-Fox, Secretary for Mines [later 1st Lord Bingley], and Sir Ernest Gowers, Permanent Under-Secretary, Mines Department) and the Miners' Federation on attempts to settle the miners' strike, including: the Government's refusal to give further financial aid to the industry; the effects of the strike upon the country; the miners' refusal to extend working hours and the Eight Hours Bill; a national minimum wage; the Government's support for the mine owners; the need for reorganisation of the industry.
Dates
- Creation: 26 Aug 1926
Conditions Governing Access
Open
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright: Copyright: not known
Extent
38 folio(s)
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
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