The Society for the Study of Labour History has created a guide to sources for the history of strikes, lock-outs and general strikes in the UK. This fact sheet was created to coincide with a conference, titled ‘The History of Strikes, Lock-outs and General Strikes’, held at Keele University, 6 May 2006. It was updated in April 2019 and reissued in September 2024.

Compiled by the Society’s Archives and Resources Committee, the guide includes information on the major archives and their holdings on this topic.

Download the the guide in PDF format.

Find out more about the SSLH-Archives and Resources Committee.