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Trade Unions - The ITGWU loses support - Coggle Diagram
Trade Unions - The ITGWU loses support
The 'Save the Kiddies' scheme
Proposed by Dora Montfiore
Wanted to send children if families affected by the lockout to supportive British families supporting the lockout
Was very controversial as the Catholic church criticised due to concerns about child welfare and potential for exploitation
Catholics used committees to prevent most children leaving as they gathered at railway stations to physically prevent
Catholics publicised parents' names and addresses to deter families
Archbishop of Dublin, Dr William Walsh sent a letter on the 20th of October expressing alarm about the scheme
Escalation of the dispute
More scabs were bring employed to replace members of the ITGWU leading to clashes between the police and pickets
Connolly established the Irish Citizens' Army (ICA) to defend workers
12th November the ITGWU launched sympathetic strike with the dockers
The lockout was now affecting firms which weren't even involved
Scabs were pouring into the port trying to keep it open
'The Fiery Cross Crusade' Nov - Dec
Larkin was sentenced to 77 months hard labour on the 27th October due to his actions on Bloody Sunday
Larkin's sentencing led to an uproar in Britain which pressured for his release on the 13th of November
Larkin then embarked on a tour of Britain to try and raise support for British trade unionists called 'The Fiery Cross Crusade'
He campaigned for goods not to come into Britain from Dublin by rallying large crowds across British cities
Larkin's first campaign was in the Free Trade Hall in Manchester with 20,000 waiting outside
Larkin travelled to Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Hull, Leicester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Preston, Stockport, Swansea and the Royal Albert Hall in London
His rally in London had 30,000 applicants with one of the being the PM's daughter
Sympathy strikes took place with 30,000 railman (eg 2 drivers in South Wales sacked due to refusing to carry Dublin goods
Larkin didn't get support from Trade Union leaders and the Labour Party as the moderate opposed
In response to the lack of the support from the British he launched vitriolic and intemperate attack on them "as useful as the mummies in the museum"
Special Conference of the British Trades Union Congress (TUC)
Met on the 9th of December in London
To discuss the lockout
Larkin urged leaders to engage in sympathetic strikes
Sexton defeated motions to blockade Dublins trade and urged Larkin to call off the strike
Led Larkin to criticise British Union leaders
The end of the Dublin Lockout
By early January 1914 workers drifted back to work on whatever terms they could get
Was all over by the end of January
Women workers in the Jacob's factory returned last in March 1914
Those who couldn't get their jobs back had to enlist or emmigrate
When they went back conditions weren't better or worse than before
Was bitter for Larkin so he left Ireland and didn't return to Dublin until 1923
While Larkin was away ITGWU had success under William O'Brien growing from 5,000 in 1916 to 100,000 by 1920
When Larkin returned he rivalled with O'Brien making a split in the Trade Union movement affecting the effectiveness of the movement for years
Many criticised Larkin that his aggressive methods harmed those he was trying to help
Some see Larkin as the greatest Irishman since Parnell with his famous quote "A fair day's work for a fair day's pay"