Wage Collection

National coal strike - demands of miners 1912
National coal strike, to secure a minimum wage that lasted from February to early April 1912. This table shows how the wages differ per day in Great Britain and Ireland during 1910, of boys, youths

The General Strike - Elephant & Castle
Burnt out bus incident at the Elephant & Castle, showing a portion of the bus on the left while mounted policemen control the crowds

The General Strike - Government leaders
Government leaders during the General Strike: Ministers and Commissioners. 1. Chief Civil Commissioner: Sir W. Mitchell-Thomson, 2. Principal Chief Assistant Commissioner, Mr. A. B. Lowry, 3

The closed entrance to Corby Fair (b/w photo)
8621943 The closed entrance to Corby Fair (b/w photo) by Stone, J. Benjamin (1838-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: The closed entrance to Corby Fair)

Fork out if you want a spoon, if not, look sharp and cut (colour litho)
8635541 Fork out if you want a spoon, if not, look sharp and cut (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fork out if you want a spoon, if not)

Do You Know: How much are the contents of the British Museum insured for? (colour litho)
8668130 Do You Know: How much are the contents of the British Museum insured for? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Rain (colour litho)
8674324 Rain (colour litho) by Miles, Helen J.A. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rain. Illustration for Tiles from Dame Marjorie's Chimney Corner)

Saluting the spot where Nelson fell, HMS "Victory" (colour photo)
8668585 Saluting the spot where Nelson fell, HMS "Victory" (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saluting the spot where Nelson fell)

'Mrs Siddons turned to pay her bearers' (colour litho)
8645214 'Mrs Siddons turned to pay her bearers' (colour litho) by Tilney, Frederick Colin (1870-1951); Private Collection; (add.info)

The painter so gay, who wanted his pay (colour litho)
8642527 The painter so gay, who wanted his pay (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The painter so gay, who wanted his pay)

Firdawsi Receiving Wages in a Bathhouse... between c1550 and c1575. Creator: Unknown
Firdawsi Receiving Wages in a Bathhouse, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings) (image 2 of 2), between c1550 and c1575

Payment of Salaries to the Night Watchmen in the Camera del Comune of Siena, 1440-1460. Creator: Anon
Payment of Salaries to the Night Watchmen in the Camera del Comune of Siena, 1440-1460

How the coal strike affected the iron industry
The coal strike affected the iron industry by shutting it down as the furnaces did not have enough resources to keep going. The iron furnaces in this period were forced to shut, Date: 1912

Strike scenes in Germany and Britain
Striking in Germany and Great Britain in 1912. Men in Germany who don't strike are protected by soldiers. A mass strike during the coal mining strikes in the UK. Date: 1912

How mines were ventilated
How the mines were ventilated and drainer. One of the reasons for the mine strike of 1912 was the poor maintenance of ventilation and draining of the mines

Women and children, mining
Women and children of the mining districts. Children would gather coal. A Typical Pit-brow Woman; She was one of the 6, 221 females employed above ground

Coal Supplies in England which were gradually used up because of the coal strike. The national coal strike of 1912 was the first national strike by coal miners in the United Kingdom

Three mine workers in America
The United Mine Workers (UMWA) had won a sweeping victory in an 1897 strike by the soft-coal miners in the Midwest, winning significant wage increases and growing from 10, 000 to 115, 000 members

Women Digging for Coal during 1912 Miners Strike
The national coal strike of 1912 was the first national strike by coal miners in the United Kingdom. Its main aim was securing a minimum wage

Payment of employees of the City, 1430 (painting on wood)
885916 Payment of employees of the City, 1430 (painting on wood) by Pietro, Sano di, also Ansano di Pietro di Mencio (1406-81); Archivio di Stato, Siena

National Assembly: demonstration by deputies against the tax on parliamentary allowances, 1933 (illustration)
7211552 National Assembly: demonstration by deputies against the tax on parliamentary allowances, 1933 (illustration) by Bogislas

The parable of the laborers in the vineyard, c. 1500 (tapestry)
CUL4899624 The parable of the laborers in the vineyard, c.1500 (tapestry) by Coecke van Aelst, Pieter (1502-50) (studio of); 410x620 cm; Catedral de Zamora, Castilla y Leon

The parable of the laborers in the vineyard, c. 1500 (tapestry)
CUL4900000 The parable of the laborers in the vineyard, c.1500 (tapestry) by Coecke van Aelst, Pieter (1502-50) (studio of); 410x620 cm; Catedral de Zamora, Castilla y Leon

The parable of the laborers in the vineyard, c. 1500 (tapestry)
CUL4899812 The parable of the laborers in the vineyard, c.1500 (tapestry) by Coecke van Aelst, Pieter (1502-50) (studio of); 410x620 cm; Catedral de Zamora, Castilla y Leon

Women getting mens wages (colour litho)
3641643 Women getting mens wages (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women getting mens wages. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Packing fresh prunes at night in packinghouse during busy season, Yakima, Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Packing fresh prunes at night in packinghouse during busy season. Wages, two cents per box. " Its a long winter here--I have to." Washington, Yakima

Part of line up at paymasters window at noon... near Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon, 1939
Part of line up at paymasters window at noon. Hop pickers are paid off daily. Oregon, Josephine County, near Grants Pass

Weighing beans at scales on edge of field, near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Oregon, Marion County, near West Stayton. Weighing beans at scales on edge of field. Rate: one dollar per 100 pounds

Packing fresh prunes at night on Produce Row during busy season, Yakima, Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Packing fresh prunes at night on Produce Row during busy season, wages two cents per box. Washington, Yakima

Possibly: Weighing beans at scales on edge of field, near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939
[Untitled, possibly related to: Oregon, Marion County, near West Stayton. Weighing beans at scales on edge of field. Rate: one dollar per 100 pounds]

Young North Carolinian in old Ford, Person County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Young North Carolinian in old Ford. He does not farm. " Works for wages." At Tucks filling station. Person County, North Carolina

White sharecropper and wage laborer priming... Granville County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
White sharecropper and wage laborer priming tobacco early in the morning. Granville County, North Carolina

White sharecropper and wage laborer priming tobacco early... Granville County, North Carolina
White sharecropper and wage laborer priming tobacco early in the morning. Granville County, North Carolina

Mr. Taylor and wage laborer slide tobacco... Granville County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mr. Taylor and wage laborer slide tobacco to the barn from the field, about a quarter of a mile. Granville County, North Carolina

Possibly: Mr. Taylor and wage laborer slide tobacco, Granville County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: Mr. Taylor and wage laborer slide tobacco to the barn from the field, about a quarter of a mile. Granville County, North Carolina]

Possibly: Mr. Taylor and wage laborer slide tobacco... Granville County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: Mr. Taylor and wage laborer slide tobacco to the barn from the field, about a quarter of a mile. Granville County, North Carolina]

Mr. Taylor and wage laborer slide tobacco to the barn... Granville County, North Carolina, 1939
Mr. Taylor and wage laborer slide tobacco to the barn from the field, about a quarter of a mile. Granville County, North Carolina

And passengers will pay according to their weights; thus this fat gentleman will pay as much as a whole family
7181028 And passengers will pay according to their weights; thus this fat gentleman will pay as much as a whole family (colour litho) by Echau

A wool manufacturer paying his employees, 18th century 1791 (engraving)
7234862 A wool manufacturer paying his employees, 18th century.. 1791 (engraving) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801); Private Collection; (add.info)

Opposition of the medical profession in Great Britain to the health scheme proposals of Lloyd George in the 1911
KDC400214 Opposition of the medical profession in Great Britain to the health scheme proposals of Lloyd George in the 1911 National Insurance Act, 1912 (litho) by Partridge

Payment of Salaries to the Night Watchmen in the Camera del Comune of Siena, 1440-60 (tempera on panel)
3545928 Payment of Salaries to the Night Watchmen in the Camera del Comune of Siena, 1440-60 (tempera on panel) by Italian School, (15th century); 28.5x25 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Play or Pay, foaled 1791 (b / w photo)
7163358 Play or Pay, foaled 1791 (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Play or Pay, foaled 1791)

British soldiers of the 1st Grenadier Guards receiving their pay (colour litho)
7153957 British soldiers of the 1st Grenadier Guards receiving their pay (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Striking Contrasts, or, Lessons in Black and White (engraving)
7188295 Striking Contrasts, or, Lessons in Black and White (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Striking Contrasts, or, Lessons in Black and White)

Celery (colour litho)
7151084 Celery (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Paye (Jour de); Pay-day; Zahlungstag (engraving)
7197002 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Paye (Jour de); Pay-day; Zahlungstag (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paye (Jour de); Pay-day; Zahlungstag

The Devil to pay, and no Pitch Hot (engraving)
7177981 The Devil to pay, and no Pitch Hot (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Devil to pay, and no Pitch Hot)

Le tresor le jour de paiement de la retraite. (The Treasury at the Pension Day)
FIA5352231 Le tresor le jour de paiement de la retraite. (The Treasury at the Pension Day). Des personnes agees, venue recevoir le reglement de leur pension comptent leur argent ou attendent leur

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"Wage: A Historical Battle for Fairness and Survival" In the early 20th century, the struggle for fair wages reached its peak during significant events like the National coal strike in 1912. Miners united to demand better working conditions, higher pay, and an end to exploitation. Their fight intensified during The General Strike when government leaders faced immense pressure to address these long-standing grievances. The Senate Estimate Hearings shed light on the dire consequences of this labor dispute. As coal production halted, the iron industry suffered a severe blow, crippling manufacturing across Britain. Scenes of striking miners in Germany mirrored those in Britain as workers worldwide fought against oppressive working conditions. Ventilation became a crucial concern amidst mining strikes; inadequate measures endangered lives underground. Women and children were not spared from this grueling battle either; they too joined forces with male miners in their quest for justice. England's coal supplies dwindled during these tumultuous times, causing widespread panic among citizens who relied heavily on this energy source. Meanwhile, across the Atlantic Ocean, three mine workers in America faced similar hardships as they protested against unfair wages and hazardous work environments. Amidst all this chaos emerged inspiring stories of resilience - women digging for coal during the 1912 miners' strike showcased their unwavering determination to support their families despite societal norms dictating otherwise. Disputes raged on between laborers and employers while protests echoed through industrial landscapes worldwide. Harry Pollitt's leadership as Secretary of the Communist Party provided hope for many struggling workers seeking radical change within society's power structures. The history disputes serves as a reminder that fair compensation is not merely an economic matter but a fundamental human right worth fighting for at any cost. These battles paved the way towards improved labor laws and social justice reforms that continue shaping our world today.