Ben Tillett; John Ward ('Men of the Day. No. 1129. "Labour Men."') Portrait Print

Ben Tillett; John Ward ('Men of the Day. No. 1129. "Labour Men."') NPG D4637

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Sir Leslie Ward

Trade union leader. Ben Tillett founded the Dockers' Union in 1897 and was instrumental in forming the National Transport Workers' Federation in 1910. These bodies merged in 1922 to form the Transport and General Workers Union. Dockers' strikes in August 1911 were settled after 20,000 were called out for eleven days in London. In May 1920, the dockers refused to load munitions on the Jolly George destined for the Polish defence against Russia. Tillett was Labour MP for North Salford 1917-24 and 1929-31. He was... more

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