May 2006 sees the 80th anniversary of the General Strike, and Salford was right at its epicentre. Ruth Frow, co-founder of the Working Class Movement Library and a Salford resident, traces the Strike’s history…
In June, 1925, coal owners proposed drastic reductions in miners’ pay and the miners appealed to the Trade Union Congress for assistance in resisting the cuts. Manchester and Salford Trades and Labour Council started to plan for a major strike.
