Nine Hours Strike
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Nine Hours Strike
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The Nine Hours Strike was an 1871 labour dispute in the engineering trade, in Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain. Its name refers to the engineers' demand that a normal working day should consist of no more than nine hours. The strike began in August 1871 when the engineers in Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, and adjoining areas of Tyneside, formally requested that their "masters" (employers) place limits on working hours. This request was rejected, and a strike ensued. It was particularly bitter
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Mid-to-late Nineteenth Century industrial action
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Hours_Strike
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2023-01-17T19:00:54Z
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