The Miners Strike 1921What were the causes of the Strike?The government, led by Liggd Geogre re-privatized coal on IApril 1921. As a result pnvate owners immediately locked outthe miners, stopping wages and refused to resume unless theyaccepted massive pay cuts of up to 50% The Miners Federataof Great Britain called a Strike and put out the appeal to therests of the Triple Alliance for coordinated strike actionWhat was Black Friday?On the day the Stnice was supposed to begin the railwaymenand transport workers withdrew their support This becameknown as Black Friday, and the miners continued with thestake but they were eventually forced back to work afteraccepting the wage cutWhat were the consequences of the strike?New ideas were made to advance the interests of woncers,which led to growing support for deft winged unions For exampleit served as a reminder of the importance of rank-and-tilewhich eventually led to the general strike 1926.Hodges was replaced by Arthur COOK as Secretary of the Fedcontrol and headership in trade unions