Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Jon Trickett (Labour), on Thursday, 5 September 2024, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 5 members in total.
Anniversary of the Featherstone Massacre
That this House remembers the massacre that took place in Featherstone in West Yorkshire on 7 September 1893 at the hands of the British army; commemorates the six people injured and two killed, named James Gibb, 22, and James Duggan, 25, after the army fired shots into a crowd of miners and their families; notes that the miners and their families were resisting a 25 per cent cut in wages by coal bosses who wanted to maximise their profits; recognises the struggles of workers in the UK today for stronger employment rights, fair pay and an equal share of the nation's wealth; pledges to learn the lessons from history about working class struggles for social justice; and commits to fighting for a workers' economy.
Secondary information
- Type
- Early day motion
- Reference
- 140
- Session
- 2024-26
- Other sponsors
- John McDonnell
- Ian Lavery
- Mary Kelly Foy
- Iqbal Mohamed
- Subjects
- Conditions of employment Army Industrial disputes Homicide Emergency powers Mining Civil disorder
- Link
- View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk
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- Timestamp
- 2025-09-05 19:49:51 +0100
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- http://data.parliament.uk/edms/62462
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