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Description: | 12th June 1913. Demonstration on the steps of Yeadon Town Hall against a lock out of workers instigated by local mill owners. Clothing operatives were paid comparatively low wages, when Union representatives and employers could not reach agreement the resulting action was taken by the mill owners on this occasion. Some of the banners read 'Yeadon and Guiseley, 2500 locked out factory operatives', 'Yeadon and Guiseley, Workers 2500, Owners 6', 'Starvation against Rightousness, which will prevail'. After eight weeks union funds which had helped support families were almost exhausted. Those who were able decided to march, hoping to seek help amd draw attention to the plight of workers. They walked as far as Blackpool and Liverpool, eating and sleeping where they could. They collected in the region of ?50, little or no real progress was made which benefited the workers, who returned to the factories. The outbreak of the First World war brought other concerns. | License: | http://www.leodis.net/article.aspx?id=12 | Rights holder: | Leeds Central Library | Subjects: | Demonstration | Source: | Leodis - A photographic archive of Leeds | Identifier: | http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?id=20... | Go to resource |
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