1919 United Kingdom railway strike

1919 United Kingdom railway strike
Striking workers waiting to be admitted to Albert Hall, 27 September 1919
Date	26-27 September-5 October 1919
Goals	Wage stabilization, standardization for different grades of employment
Resulted in	NUR victory
Parties
National Union of Railwaymen (NUR) Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) Lloyd George ministry UK rail companies
Lead figures
J. H. Thomas John Bromley Charlie Cramp David Lloyd George Eric Geddes Winston Churchill Robert Horne

The 1919 United Kingdom railway strike was an industrial dispute that lasted from midnight 26–27 September to 5 October 1919. The strike was called to prevent the government from reducing rates of pay that had been negotiated by the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) and the NUR during the First World War and to standardize pay rates for different grades of employment. After nine days of strike action, the government agreed to maintain wages until September 1920 and to complete wage negotiations before the end of the year.