The Great Dock Strike of 1889
The Causes of the Strike
The Dock Strike of 1889 took place against the background of growing trade unionism among unskilled workers and the wretched conditions in which dockers and their families lived.
Life for them was a constant struggle against heavy odds. At the root of this was the casual nature of dock labour which produced bitterness and desperation. The strike was the result of a combination of causes.
Each of the factors described below contributed to the circumstances which led to the outbreak of the strike in mid-August 1889.
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