Working Class History on Nostr: #OtD 16 Dec 1890 women workers at a silk mill in Bradford, UK, walked out on strike ...

#OtD 16 Dec 1890 women workers at a silk mill in Bradford, UK, walked out on strike to protest upcoming Christmas Eve pay cuts. The strike lasted 19 weeks and ended in defeat, with eviction threats, military presence, and the near-starvation of workers https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8769/manningham-mills-strike