Join us on 9 May 2026 for our day sympoisum - The 1926 General Strike & Its Significance in 2026 What Can We Learn from History?

The full programme and a link to book tickets can be found here.

In July 2025 we announced our plans with a special event commemorating 'Red Friday' with Prof Mary Davis and RMT General Secretary Eddie Dempsey - take a look at the recording here.

Find out more about the General Strike in our archive and library collection here.

Here is an introductory short film- find more about the MML, this important centenary project and our archives

Here is a short film on Robin Page Arnot and the General Strike

Here Professor Mary Davis analyses the lead up to the 1926 General Strike

This film describes the trial and arrest of 12 leading members of the Communist Party in 1925 in the run up to the strike