BRITISH TRADE UNIONS
FUNDS GREATLY REDUCED BY GENERAL STRIKE Rugby, January 5. The report of the Registrar of Friendly Societies on trade unions for the year 1926 shows a further decrease of 800,000 in membership, and, owing to the general strike, the expenditure on the dispute was the heaviest experienced. The funds were reduced from £12,750,000 to £8,750,000. In only one other year have trade unions suffered such great inroads'on their funds, and ibat was in 19’21. when they distributed £7,000,000 in unemployed fujids.—Fritiiffi .Official JA/ireless.
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Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 84, 7 January 1928, Page 8
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