| Description | Track 1: A man, possibly Mr Grove, gives his opinions about the failure of the General Strike and feelings prevalent in the working class movement at the time.
Tracks 2-3: J. Feeney, member of the NUR (National Union of Railwaymen) in Middlesbrough, continues to talk about his experiences on strike committees in 1926 and trade union officials' control of the community in Middlesbrough during the General Strike, describes consciousness of the strike for a long time afterwards and betrayal by leadership remembered for a long time afterwards, discusses his political views and activities after the strike, transferring what he'd learnt in the strike to organising committees within the Labour party in the 1920s and work on the Sunday Worker, believes that middle class people dominated the Labour party at the time.
Tracks 4-5: Mr Grove, member of the NUR (National Union of Railwaymen) from Norfolk, talks about Prince of Wales' visit to Rhondda valley, events leading up to General Strike in 1926 with miners strike in 1925, preparations for strike, supplies of food in case of strike, A. J. Cook, negotiation for settlement and better conditions, involvement of railwaymen trade union officials, ballot for strike and TUC response, decisions made in support of the miners, talks about his personal expectations of outcome of the strike in terms of working conditions and pay, feelings of betrayal afterwards and lack of work, anti-Communist propaganda drummed into workers, country can't afford increase in wages, why would you want revolution like in Russia, would still have to work, too deeply instilled into people.
Total: 31.29 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF565D0132080 |