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On August 19th 1900, 1,327 workers went out from the employment of the Taff Vale Railway. Of these, 363 had handed proper notices in, 400 had inadequate notices in, and 564 had put no notices in at all. ref: http://solidarityandunity.blogspot.co.uk/2008/07/tafe-vale-dispute.html].
Strike Ditties II continues the spider and fly metaphor established in bar575~Strike Ditties I
All trains, including the coal trains vital to the income of the Taff Vale, were stopped
During the strike the company began a legal action against the union, claiming picketing was in violation of the Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act of 1875
The strike ended on 31st August. The day this poem was published.