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1913 Sligo Dock strike, the Glossary

The 1913 Sligo Dock strike in the port of Sligo in northwest Ireland was a labour dispute lasting 56 days from 8 March to 6 May 1913.^[1]

22 relations: Diocese of Elphin, Dockworker, Dublin lock-out, General strike, Industrial Workers of the World, Ireland, Irish Transport and General Workers' Union, James Connolly, James Larkin, Michael O'Flanagan, National Union of Seamen, Royal Irish Constabulary, Shipping Federation, Sligo, Sligo Steam Navigation Company, Sligo Town Hall, Socialism, Strikebreaker, Syndicalism, The Sligo Champion, Tuberculosis, Walter Carpenter (socialist).
1913 in Ireland
1913 labor disputes and strikes
History of Sligo (town)
Labour disputes in Ireland
Maritime strikes

Diocese of Elphin

The Diocese of Elphin was established following the Synod of Rathbreasail in the year 1118.

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Dockworker

A dockworker (also called a longshoreman, stevedore, or docker) is a waterfront manual laborer who loads and unloads ships.

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The Dublin lock-out was a major industrial dispute between approximately 20,000 workers and 300 employers that took place in Dublin, Ireland. 1913 Sligo Dock strike and Dublin lock-out are 1913 in Ireland, 1913 labor disputes and strikes and labour disputes in Ireland.

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General strike

A general strike is a strike action in which participants cease all economic activity, such as working, to strengthen the bargaining position of a trade union or achieve a common social or political goal.

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Industrial Workers of the World

The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), whose members are nicknamed "Wobblies", is an international labor union founded in Chicago in 1905.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe.

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Irish Transport and General Workers' Union

The Irish Transport and General Workers Union (ITGWU) was a trade union representing workers, initially mainly labourers, in Ireland.

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James Connolly

James Connolly (Séamas Ó Conghaile; 5 June 1868 – 12 May 1916) was a Scottish born Irish republican, socialist, and trade union leader, executed for his part in the 1916 Easter Rising against British rule in Ireland.

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James Larkin

James Larkin (28 January 1874 – 30 January 1947), sometimes known as Jim Larkin or Big Jim, was an Irish republican, socialist and trade union leader.

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Michael O'Flanagan

Michael O'Flanagan (Mícheál Ó Flannagáin; 13 August 1876 – 7 August 1942) was a Roman Catholic priest, Irish language scholar, inventor and historian.

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National Union of Seamen

The National Union of Seamen (NUS) was the principal trade union of merchant seafarers in the United Kingdom from the late 1880s to 1990.

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Royal Irish Constabulary

The Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC, Constáblacht Ríoga na hÉireann; simply called the Irish Constabulary 1836–67) was the police force in Ireland from 1822 until 1922, when all of the island was part of the United Kingdom.

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Shipping Federation

The Shipping Federation was an association of employers in the shipping industry.

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Sligo

Sligo (Sligeach, meaning 'abounding in shells') is a coastal seaport and the county town of County Sligo, Ireland, within the western province of Connacht.

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Sligo Steam Navigation Company

Sligo Steam Navigation Company was formed in 1865.

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Sligo Town Hall

Sligo Town Hall (Halla Baile Shligigh) is a municipal building in Quay Street, Sligo, County Sligo, Ireland.

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Socialism is an economic and political philosophy encompassing diverse economic and social systems characterised by social ownership of the means of production, as opposed to private ownership.

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Strikebreaker

A strikebreaker (sometimes pejoratively called a scab, blackleg, bootlicker, blackguard or knobstick) is a person who works despite a strike.

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Syndicalism

Syndicalism is a revolutionary current within the labour movement that, through industrial unionism, seeks to unionize workers according to industry and advance their demands through strikes, with the eventual goal of gaining control over the means of production and the economy at large through social ownership.

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The Sligo Champion

The Sligo Champion is a weekly regional newspaper published every Tuesday in Sligo, Ireland.

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Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB), also known colloquially as the "white death", or historically as consumption, is an infectious disease usually caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) bacteria.

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Walter Carpenter (3 April 1871 – 25 February 1926) was a prominent socialist and trade union organiser active in Ireland in the early 20th century.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1913_Sligo_Dock_strike