![]() Īfter the war government control was relaxed, and the triple alliance was revived. In 1916, at the height of World War I, Lloyd George's government had taken control of the industry, but with inflation the purchasing power of miners' wages had fallen. A triple alliance had been formed in 1914 of the Miners Federation, the Transport and General Workers Union and the National Union of Railwaymen, for mutual support in trade disputes, but had been unable to undertake united action due to World War I. There had been a long history of labour unrest in the British coal mining industry. The 1926 General Strike followed nine months later. ![]() The Daily Herald called this day Red Friday a union defeat four years earlier had been called " Black Friday". On Friday 31 July 1925 the British government agreed to the demands of the Miners Federation of Great Britain to provide a subsidy to the mining industry to maintain miners' wages. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. When the Employers Federation agreed on the 6 March 1912 that there would be no victimisation of strikers the strike officially ended.This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. Despite the refusal of a permit, a crowd estimated at 15,000 turned up in Market Square. An application by the strike committee for a permit for a march on 2 February 1912 was refused by Police Commissioner Patrick Cahill - the day came to be called Black Friday for the savagery of the police baton charges on crowds of unionists and supporters. Mass rallies and a panicked government sees police numbers bolstered by as many mounted police as can be brought in from within 320 kilometres of the city as well as by the swearing in of 3000 special Constables. Red ribbons were generally worn as a mark of solidarity, not only by people but also on pet dogs and horses pulling carts. The Strike Committee issued strike coupons that were honoured by various firms. Government departments and private employers needed the Strike Committee's permission to carry out any work. The committee organised 500 vigilance officers to keep order among strikers and set up its own Ambulance Brigade. No work could be done in Brisbane without a special permit from the Strike Committee. Within a few days the Strike Committee became an alternative government. ![]() The trade unionists of Brisbane went out on a general strike on 30 January 1912. After this rebuff a meeting of delegates from 43 Brisbane based Trade Unions formed the Combined Unions Committee and appointed a General Strike Committee. The Brisbane tramways were owned by the General Electric Company and managed by Joseph Stillman Badger, an American, who refused to negotiate with the Queensland peak union body, then known as the Australian Labour Federation. They marched to Brisbane Trades Hall where a meeting was held, with a mass protest meeting of 10,000 people held that night in Market Square (later known as King George Square). ![]() The 1912 Brisbane General Strike began when members of the Australian Tramway Employees Association were dismissed when they wore union badges to work on 18 January 1912. The strike began on 30 January and ended on 6 March, 1912. The Roma Street Police Barracks is at the middle top of the image. Police Officers and Special Constables amass in Market Square during the 1912 strike, Brisbane. ![]()
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