Cleveland Miners' and Quarrymen's Association
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Cleveland Miners' and Quarrymen's Association
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The Cleveland Miners' and Quarrymen's Association was a trade union representing ironstone miners in the Cleveland area of England. The union was founded in 1872 as the North Yorkshire and Cleveland Miners and Quarrymen's Association by Joseph Shepherd. It grew rapidly, with thirty-three lodges existing one year later, and also proved industrially successful, claiming to have increased miners' wages by 45%, and to have established a standard eight-hour working day. However, Shepherd fell out wit
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Former trade union of the United Kingdom
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Miners%27_and_Quarrymen%27s_Association
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2022-02-17T02:54:39Z
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