# Canonical recap data for General Strike in Britain (1926)
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slug: general-strike-1926
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1926/general-strike-1926"
title: General Strike in Britain
subtitle: The nine-day General Strike of 1926 mobilized over 1.7 million workers across Britain and marked the peak of interwar labour militancy before a decisive government victory.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1926-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1926
decade: 1920
country:
name: United Kingdom
slug: united-kingdom
summaryShort: A general strike is a strike action in which a substantial proportion of the total labour force in a city, region, or country participates. General strikes are characterised by the participation of workers from a multitude of workplaces across different industries, and tend to involve entire communities. They are often
summaryLong: A general strike is a strike action in which a substantial proportion of the total labour force in a city, region, or country participates. General strikes are characterised by the participation of workers from a multitude of workplaces across different industries, and tend to involve entire communities. They are often used to strengthen the bargaining position of a trade union or achieve a common social or political goal. General strikes first occurred in the mid-19th century and have characterised many historically important strikes.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Tampereen_suurlakko_1905.jpg/1280px-Tampereen_suurlakko_1905.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Unknown author Unknown author · via Wikipedia
importance: 77
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_strike"
  title: General strike
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- protest
- war
metaDescription: "A general strike is a strike action in which a substantial proportion of the total labour force in a city, region, or country participates. General strikes are "
wikidataQid: Q49775
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260617063107/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_strike"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-17
  label: General strike
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_strike"
