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Why did the General Strike of 1926 take Place? This is historically important because it was the first and only General Strike, the strike took place between May 4th - 12th. The coal industry was in the middle of the dispute about workers pay, the workers had lower pay and longer hours other industries were in sympathy of this, like railway workers road transport, iron, steel, coal and gas all supported the miners. It was unions supporting workers against the government supporting employers, which led to the General Strike. There were many different causes of the General Strike, Historical, Economical, Industrial, and Political, psychological and social, which also involved a flashpoint. These different causes differ from short term to long-term causes. One of the first long term causes of the General Strike was Government Subsidy 1914 - 1918. Mine owners wanted government control, the miners and railway workers both got...

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