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The Great Strike, 1900-1903 (Penrhyn Quarry)

The Great Strike, 1900-1903
Alternative names: Streic Fawr y Penrhyn, 1900-1903 (Welsh) The Penrhyn (Quarry) Strike The Penrhyn (Quarry) Lockout The Great Penrhyn Quarry Strike
A printed card issued to striking quarrymen during the Great Strike 1900-1903. It reads: 'Nid oes Bradwr yn y ty hwn' ('There is No Traitor in this House'). It was displayed in the windows of striking quarrymen, removal of the card signalled the quarryman's return to work.
Date	22 November 1900 - November 1903
Location	Penrhyn Quarry, Bethesda, Gwynedd

The Great Strike at the Penrhyn Quarry, Bethesda, Gwynedd, was the longest labour labour disputes in British and Welsh History. It was a culmination of a series of strikes and disputes at the quarry at the end of the nineteenth century. The bitterness and longevity of the strike tore the community apart for generations following the strike. The causes of the strike centred around Union rights, pay, and working conditions at the quarry.

Causes

Before 1824 strike were illegal. In 1885 management of the quarry was transferred from Edward Gordon Douglas-Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn, to his son and heir George Sholto Gordon Douglas-Pennant, 2nd Baron Penrhyn. The younger Lord Penrhyn, was keen to improve the efficiency in the running of the quarry and appointed a new Chief Manager Emilius Alexander Young, an accountant from London. Seeking to assert control over the quarry workers resulted in the term "Penrhynism" being coined to describe the management style of the quarry under the 2nd Baron Penrhyn and Young.