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One of a series of free online talks on trade union and working class history, organised jointly by the GFTU Educational Trust, Marx Memorial Library & Workers' School and the Working Class Movement Library.
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ONSITE & ONLINE SYMPOSIUM: The 1926 General Strike & Its Significance in 2026 What Can We Learn from History?
A day Symposium marking 100 years since the 1926 General Strike from the Marx Memorial Library & Workers' School
Email: m.jump@marx-memorial-library.org.uk
Morning Session (11:00–13:00)
11:00–12:00
The General Strike of 1926 and the Role of the Communist Party
Lecture
John Foster, historian
12:00–13:00
The Nine Days
Short films
Introduced by Isobel Twigger, Brunel University
Lunch Break (13:00–14:00)
Lunch break and an opportunity to view the Marx Memorial Library’s General Strike archive.
Afternoon Session (14:00–16:00)
Panel Discussion
The Aftermath of the General Strike and the Ruling-Class Offensive
Mary Davis, historian
The Battle of Ideas: The Role of the People’s Press Then and Now — from Workers’ Weekly to Daily Worker to Morning Star
Ben Chacko, Editor, Morning Star
Learning from History: ‘Social Partnership’ or Class Struggle Today?
Steve Wright, General Secretary, Fire Brigades Union
16:00
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