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The Matchmakers' Union (founded as The Union of Women Matchmakers) [1] was a British trade union formed in 1888 following the successful Matchgirls' strike. [2] [3] On its creation, it was the largest union of women and girls in the country, [4] and inspired a wave of collective organising among industrial workers.
Following the strike's success, the Union of Women Matchmakers (later the Matchmakers' Union) was formed later in 1888. [47] On its creation, it was the largest union of women and girls in the country, [48] and inspired a wave of collective organising among industrial workers. [49] [50] [51]
[8] [1] The women held public meetings, gained sympathetic press coverage, and were able to enlist the support of various MPs. [9] Chapman and the Strike Committee also received help from Toynbee Hall and the London Trades Council, and – following a meeting with Bryant & May management – their list of demands was agreed to. [2] The women ...
The Kristiania match workers strike was an industrial dispute involving female match workers at the factories Bryn and Grønvold in Kristiania in 1889. The strike started when the wages were suddenly reduced by 20% in October 1889, and involved 372 of the female workers. It ended 13 December the same year.
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Women's strike may refer to: Women's Strike for Equality (1970) 1975 Icelandic women's strike; All-Poland Women's Strike - Strajk kobiet (since 2016) International Women's Strike (2017) Day Without a Woman (2017) 2018 Spanish women's strike; 2019 Swiss women's strike; Global Women's Strike; Women Strike for Peace
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