The Archive · 1927

General Strike Inquest

Report Issued by Council of the Trades Union Congress London, Jan, 14.

The report of the Council of the Trades Union Congress for the long deferred "inquest" on the General] Strike of last year, in the shape of a special conference of the executives of affiliated unions on January 20, was issued to delegates to-day as confidential document to be published on January 20.

Tt is understood thet it consists of two sections. The first sumricrizes the mining dispute and the course of events to the termins of the General Strike and explains the Council's motives in calling off the General Strike. It repudiates certain suggestions regarding their action.

The szeon3 portion "deals with! subsequent events to the end of November, including the Trade Union Congress mediation efforts and comments in an outspoken mannner.on the mining dispute, defending the Trade Union Congress's attitude! towards it Reuter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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