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London Dock Strike: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date August 20, 1889 - September 16, 1889
Location London ā€¢ United Kingdom ā€¢ England

Photos

Large crowd of dock workers gathered outside the West India Dock Gates during the London Dock Strike of 1889, with speakers addressing the group in front of a brick customs building.
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Key People

Burns, John Elliot
John Elliot Burns
British labor leader
Tillett, c. 1880
Benjamin Tillett
British labor leader
Mann, Tom
Tom Mann
British labor leader