A History of the Scottish Miners from the Earliest Times

A. J. Cook Abe Moffat accepted action Adamson agreed agreement Alexander McDonald amongst Annual Conference April Association Ayrshire ballot vote Blantyre Britain British miners called carried cent Chairman Chartist Chisholm Robertson Clackmannan claim Coal Board coal-owners colliers Conciliation Board county union Cowdenbeath decided defeat delegates demand dispute district East Lothian elected employers Executive Committee favour Federation Fife Coal Company fight Free Colliers Glasgow held House increase industry July June Keir Hardie Labour Government Labour Party Lanarkshire Lanarkshire Miners later leaders lock-out Lumphinnans M.F.G.B. Executive majority McDonald meeting ment minimum wage mining months National Union nationalisation negotiations officials organisation owners Parliament pits President proposals question reduction refused representatives resolution Robert Smillie Scotland Scots Scottish coal-fields Scottish Executive Scottish Miners Secretary Socialist Special Conference Stirlingshire strike struggle tion Tom Mann trade union unanimously underground Valleyfield week whole William workers