On this day, 99 years ago, on May 1, 1926 (March 20, 1926), the Great Strike of 1926 broke out in the United Kingdom. All public transportation suddenly came to a standstill, and a large number of cars were crowded on the roads. In 1925, the British coal industry suffered a severe recession and profits were reduced. After the miners refused, the miners threatened to close the mine. On July 31, 1925, the British Cabinet met and promised the coal industry a nine-month allowance of 23 million pounds sterling to maintain the miners' original wages. This day was called "Red Friday". But the miners demanded that wages should be reduced and working hours should be extended after the government allowance was exhausted. The coal mine unions did not budge. After six months of investigation, the royal commission headed by Mussel agreed to reduce the miners' wages by 10% and extend the working day from seven to eight hours. The miners were extremely dissatisfied with this, and proposed that "the wage should not be less than a penny, and the working hours should not be more than a second." Negotiations between the miners' union and the mine owners reached an impasse. On April 30, the tram that was knocked down during the strike ran out of government allowances, and the mine owners announced the closure of the mine. The miners' union launched a national coal mining industry strike. On May 1, the trade unions voted on the coordinated strike policy and decided to implement a general strike. The general strike began on May 4. The general strike lasted for 9 days, and the total number of strikes at the peak was close to 6 million. Workers in the electrical, steel, railway, construction and printing industries all participated in the strike except for the coal mining industry. All major industrial centers were paralyzed. Under these circumstances, the government had to implement emergency transportation services for basic supplies, and thousands of special police officers were hired, and buses and trains were driven by volunteers. Due to the Baldwin government's repeated negotiations with union leaders, the leaders of the trade union assembly also doubted the future of the strike, and the funds of the unions became increasingly strained. On May 12, the trade union decided to stop the strike. But the miners' union refused to resume work. The strike lasted for six months alone. In November 1926, the miners had to resume work due to extreme hunger and exhaustion. They were forced to accept a 10% reduction in wages from the mine owners and the abolition of the seven-hour working day. The general strike of 1926 won the respect and support of the international proletariat. It was a great shock to British society, and all industries were affected. Hyde Park was used as a milk storage point, and shopkeepers and dairy traders sent trolleys to fetch milk. British miners held a strike march