Mining Strikes

During the 1921 strike, world-wide appeals were made for help. Russian workers accepted a levy on their wages to help English miners, even though they were very poor themselves. Many miners and their families could not afford to buy food, and soup kitchens were set up to help the starving families. These soup kitchens provided food for many mining families, but the miners were still under great pressure as they went into debt to pay for essentials such as clothing and rent.