A city of strikes : The Cork General Lockout of 1909
Dineen, Luke2022
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On Thursday June 10th 1909 some coal porters affiliated to the ITGWU at Messrs Sutton walked off their jobs as a result of having to work alongside others from the British based union the Workers Union of Great Britain and Ireland. What started as inter union hostility led to a prolonged and vicious labour war across Cork City. According to the Cork Constitution some 500 policemen occupied Cork by 18th June to prevent the growing violence. By 22nd June thousands of workers were locked out by employers across the City. Workers marched through Cork on successive days from June 23-26. By 1st July 1909, some 6000 men were either on Strike or locked out and sacked from their jobs. The Cork Employers’ Federation began to employ blacklegs or Workers Union men, which led to serious animosity. Newspaper photo of strike-breaking truck escorted by police and followed by strikers, St. Patrick's Quay, Cork Newspaper photo of strike-breaking truck escorted by police and followed by strikers, St. Patrick’s Quay, Cork With strike pay to the unionised labour minimal and many workers receiving no income at all, and with workers protests being met with violence from the RIC, the strike, lockout fell apart in the early days of July 1909. “By the end of the lockout, Cork’s labour movement was in a shambolic state” according to Luke DineenThese events in Cork influenced the formation in 1911 of the Dublin Employers Federation to come together, remain united and well organized under William Martin Murphy It demonstrated that “organised ruthlessness” against the ITGWU was the road to victory. In addition it realised that the skillful use of the media against the workers was essential. The ITGWU also learned that it needed major financial resources to support its members on a prolonged strike or lockout. During the Cork strike, James Fearon of the ITGWU organized a type of protective workers militia among the Cork workers to protect themselves from the attacks of the RIC and imported blacklegs. Luke Dineen states that “this was the first time that the Irish urban poor came together for the purpose of mutual self defence”. The emergence of the Irish Citizen Army later in Dublin may have owed its gestation to the earlier organised efforts to protect workers from the baton charges in Cork. (From "The Spirit of Mother Jones Festival 2013" site, posted 22/07/2013.)
Príomhtheideal:
A city of strikes : The Cork General Lockout of 1909 / Luke Dineen
Údar:
Dineen, Luke, authorCody, Shay, contributorCallinan, Kevin, writer of forewordForsa (Trade union), associated with work
Inphrionta:
[Ireland] : Irish Labour History Society, 2022
Leathanaigh in ord:
70 pages : illustration, table (black & white) ; 21cm
Teideal sraithe:
Nótaí:
President's message by Shay Cody, President of the Irish Labour History Society; Foreword by Kevin Callinan, Forsa General Secretary of Forsa and President of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
President's messageIntroductionBackground, 1821-1909The leadup to The Lockout, 1907-1909The Cork General Lockout of 1909And then there were two trades councils.
ISSN:
1
Rangúchán Dewey:
331.89294195
I dteanga:
English
Réimse:
Cork Employers' Federation -- HistoryStrikes and lockouts -- Ireland -- Cork (City) -- History -- 20th centuryTrade unions -- Ireland -- Cork (City) -- History -- 20th centuryLabour movement -- Ireland -- Cork (City) -- History -- 20th centurySocial conflict -- Ieland -- Cork (City) -- History -- 20th centuryCork (Ireland : City) -- History -- 20th century
BRN:
3712114
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