HC Deb 07 March 1979 vol 963 c674W
Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many workers were on strike on 22 January 1979; and what is the highest number of workers on strike recorded since records were first kept.

Mr. Harold Walker

Daily figures are not compiled. The highest recorded total of workers on strike was 2.63 million during the general strike in May 1926.

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