London Dock Strike and Unionization of Dockworkers (1889–1900)

1. National Union of Dock Labourers forms in Glasgow

   Jan 1, 1889Labels: National Union, Glasgow, Merseyside

   • NUDL

2. Minor dispute sparks dockworkers’ unrest

   Aug 13, 1889Labels: South-West India, casual labourers

   • Britannica

3. Dockers’ union announced by strike leaders

   Aug 19, 1889Labels: Ben Tillett, Tom Mann, John Burns

   • Britannica
   • TUC

4. Port of London closes as strike begins

   Aug 20, 1889Labels: Port of, strike

   • Britannica

5. Relief funds crisis prompts international solidarity

   Aug 29, 1889Labels: relief funds, Australia

   • Britannica
   • ITF

6. Formal negotiations open with Cardinal Manning mediating

   Sep 5, 1889Labels: Cardinal Manning, negotiations

   • Britannica

7. Settlement reached granting the “dockers’ tanner”

   Sep 10, 1889Labels: dockers tanner, settlement

   • Britannica

8. Dockworkers return to work after strike victory

   Sep 16, 1889Labels: dockworkers, return to

   • Britannica
   • TUC

9. Dockers’ Union expands and adopts broader name

   Dec 1, 1889Labels: Dock Wharf, renaming

   • DWRGLU
   • Nat Archives

10. Southampton dock strike exposes limits of national support

    Sep 7, 1890Labels: Southampton, dock strike

    • Southampton 1890

11. Union adopts “Great Britain and Ireland” title

    Jan 1, 1899Labels: Dock Wharf, Great Britain

    • DWRGLU

12. Union records document consolidation of dockworker organisation

    Jan 1, 1900Labels: union records, archival holdings

    • Nat Archives