1910–1911 South Wales coalfield strike

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The 1910–1911 South Wales coalfield strike was a major industrial dispute by coal miners in the Rhondda Valleys that became notorious for violent clashes, particularly in Tonypandy, and played a key role in the history of British labor relations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
industrial dispute ⓘ
labor strike ⓘ
cause dispute over wages ⓘ
dispute over working conditions ⓘ
chronology pre-World War I labor unrest in Britain ⓘ
conflictType industrial conflict ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
describedAs key event in South Wales working-class history ⓘ
major industrial dispute in South Wales ⓘ
endTime 1911 ⓘ
hasEffect heightened tensions between miners and government ⓘ
increased militancy in South Wales coalfield ⓘ
influence on later coal strikes in Britain ⓘ
public debate over use of troops in industrial disputes ⓘ
historicalPeriod Edwardian era ⓘ
industry coal mining ⓘ
location Rhondda Valleys ⓘ
linked to: Rhondda Valley

South Wales coalfield ⓘ
linked to: South Wales Valleys

Tonypandy ⓘ
mainParticipants British government ⓘ
linked to: UK government

coal mine owners ⓘ
coal miners ⓘ
police ⓘ
notableFor property damage in Tonypandy ⓘ
role in development of British labor politics ⓘ
violent clashes between miners and police ⓘ
opponent Cambrian Combine ⓘ
opposedBy local authorities ⓘ
partOf history of British labor relations ⓘ
region Glamorgan ⓘ
significantEvent Tonypandy riots ⓘ
startTime 1910 ⓘ
supportedBy miners' unions ⓘ
topic industrial relations in the coal industry ⓘ
labor rights in the United Kingdom ⓘ

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Tonypandy → eventLocation → 1910–1911 South Wales coalfield strike ⓘ
South Wales Miners' Federation → notableEvent → 1910–1911 South Wales coal strike ⓘ
linked to: 1910–1911 South Wales coalfield strike