The Coal Mines (Minimum Wage) Act 1912[1] (2 & 3 Geo. 5. c. 2) was an act of Parliament which gave minimum wage protection to coal miners. It was passed in response to strikes over pay which occurred in the same year.[2]
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| Long title | An Act to provide a Minimum Wage in the case of Workmen employed underground in Coal Mines (including Mines of Stratified Ironstone), and for purposes incidental thereto. |
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| Citation | 2 & 3 Geo. 5. c. 2 |
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| Royal assent | 29 March 1912 |
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edit- ↑ "Coal Mines (Minimum Wage) Act, 1912 (Amendament) Bill".
- ↑ "Railway Timetables During the 1912 Miner's Strike". Retrieved 2 May 2009.
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