Lockout Dublin 1913 : The Most Famous Labor Dispute in Irish History

On 26 August 1913 the trams stopped running in Dublin. Striking conductors and drivers, members of the Irish Transport Workers' Union, abandoned their vehicles. They had refused a demand from their employer, William Martin Murphy of the Dublin United Transport Company, to forswear union membership or face dismissal. The company then locked them out. Within a month, the charismatic union leader, James Larkin, had called out over 20,000 workers across the city in sympathetic action. By January 1914 the union had lost the battle, lacking the resources for a long campaign. But it won the war: 1913 meant that there was no going back to the horrors of pre-Larkin Dublin. This outstanding survey shows why: it has already established itself as the definitive work on the Lockout. "Cover"--"Title Page"--"Dedication" -- "Preface" -- "Prologue" -- "Part 1: Stars in Their Courses" -- "Chapter 1" -- "Chapter 2" -- "Chapter 3" -- "Chapter 4" -- "Chapter 5" -- "Chapter 6" -- "Chapter 7" -- "Chapter 8" -- "Chapter 9" -- "Chapter 10" -- "Chapter 11" -- "Chapter 12" -- "Chapter 13" -- "Chapter 14" -- "Chapter 15" -- "Chapter 16" -- "Chapter 17" -- "Part 2: Saving the Children" -- "Chapter 18" -- "Chapter 19" -- "Chapter 20" -- "Chapter 21" -- "Chapter 22" -- "Chapter 23" -- "Chapter 24" -- "Chapter 25" -- "Chapter 26" -- "Chapter 27" -- "Chapter 28" -- "Chapter 29" -- "Part 3: War to the Knife" -- "Chapter 30" -- "Chapter 31" -- "Chapter 32" -- "Chapter 33" -- "Chapter 34" -- "Chapter 35" -- "Chapter 36" -- "Chapter 37" -- "Chapter 38" -- "Chapter 39" -- "Chapter 40" -- "Chapter 41" -- "Chapter 42" -- "Chapter 43" -- "Chapter 44" -- "Chapter 45" -- "Epilogue" -- "Notes" -- "Bibliography" -- "Acknowledgments" -- "List of Abbreviations" -- "Copyright" -- "About the Author "At 9.40 am on Tuesday, 26th August 1913 the trams stopped running in Dublin. Striking conductors and drivers, members of the Irish Transport and General Workers Union, abandoned their vehicles. They had refused a demand from their employer, William Martin Murphy of the Dublin United Transport Company, to forswear union membership or face dismissal. The company then locked them out. Within a month, the charismatic union leader, James Larkin, had called out thousands of workers across the city in sympathetic action. This titanic struggle was played out in the city with the worst slums and the greatest poverty of any capital in northern Europe. By January 1914 the union had lost the battle, lacking the resources for a long campaign. The labour movement lost influence in the revolutionary events of the following years. But in the long run, it won the war; 1913 meant that there was no going back to the horrors of pre-Larkin Dublin. This survey shows why."--Jacket

Lockout is the story of the most famous labor dispute in Irish history. At 9:40 a.m. on Tuesday August 26, 1913, the trams stopped running in Dublin. Striking conductors and drivers, members of the Irish Transport Workers' Union, abandoned their vehicles. They had refused a demand from their employer, William Martin Murphy of the Dublin United Transport Company, to forswear union membership or face dismissal. The company then locked them out. By January 1914 the union had lost the battle, lacking the resources for a long campaign. The labor movement lost influence in the revolutionary events of the following years: nationalism thrust it to one side. But in the long run, it won the war: 1913 meant that there was no going back to the horrors of pre-Larkin Dublin. This is an outstanding survey. The definitive work on the subject for many years to come.

On 26 August 1913 the trams stopped running in Dublin. Striking conductors and drivers, members of the Irish Transport Workers’ Union, abandoned their vehicles. They had refused a demand from their employer, William Martin Murphy of the Dublin United Transport Company, to forswear union membership or face dismissal. The company then locked them out.

Within a month, the charismatic union leader, James Larkin, had called out over 20,000 workers across the city in sympathetic action. By January 1914 the union had lost the battle, lacking the resources for a long campaign. But it won the war: 1913 meant that there was no going back to the horrors of pre-Larkin Dublin.

This outstanding survey shows why: it has already established itself as the definitive work on the Lockout.

Lockout is the story of the most famous labor dispute in Irish history. On August 26, 1913 the trams stopped running in Dublin. Striking conductors and drivers, members of the Irish Transport Workers' Union, abandoned their vehicles. They had refused a demand from their employer, William Martin Murphy of the Dublin United Transport Company, to forswear union membership or face dismissal. The company then locked them out. Within a month, the charismatic union leader, James Larkin, had called out over 20,000 workers across the city in sympathetic action. By January 1914 the union had lost the battle, lacking the resources for a long campaign. But it won the 1913 meant that there was no going back to the horrors of pre-Larkin Dublin. Lockout is the story of the most famous labour dispute in Irish history. Union workers, led by James Larkin and supported by thousands of workers across Dublin, went on strike for better employment terms. AT twenty to ten on the morning of Tuesday 26 August 1913 the trams stopped running in Dublin.