The Oxford and District Trades Union Council (ODTUC) are planning or supporting three events for this May Day and the Anniversary of the General Strike.
The 1926 General Strike in the UK was a major industrial action where around 1.7 million workers across key industries, including transport, printing, and mining, stopped work to support coal miners facing wage cuts and longer hours. The strike lasted nine days, causing widespread disruption, and although it ended without achieving its immediate goals, it had a lasting impact on workers’ rights and the labour movement in Britain.
Typical celebration scenes in Oxford on May Day morning.
Here is the link for the coach to Burford for Levellers’ Day:
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/odtuc-121262232079
Here is the link to the play ‘The General Strike in Oxford’:
The General Strike in Oxford – Museum of Oxford
There is also a lunchtime talk on Wednesday, 13 May 2026 at the Museum of Oxford, “Everbody Out! Industrial action in Oxford between the wars” the link for that is below.
Lunchtime Talk: ‘Everybody Out! Industrial action in Oxford between the wars’ – Museum of Oxford