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About

In the 1830s life in villages like Tolpuddle was hard and getting worse. Farm workers could not bear yet more cuts to their pay. Some fought back by smashing the new threshing machines but this brought harsh punishments.

In 1834, farm workers in west Dorset formed a trade union. Unions were lawful and growing fast but six leaders of the union were arrested and sentenced to seven years’ transportation for taking an oath of secrecy. A massive protest swept across the country. Thousands of people marched through London and many more organised petitions and
protest meetings to demand their freedom.

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Moet_Socialist #JC4PM @moet_socialist

RT @moet_socialist: Brilliant day seeing friends, meeting new comrades & hearing @jeremycorbyn & @billybragg Awesome. #Tolpuddle #Tolpuddle…

Del Usory @UsoryDel

@PeterKGeoghegan @natalieben Just you wait until English farm workers want to form a union (#Tolpuddle), the Welsh… t.co/8bS4D3cM6s

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Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum, Dorchester Road, Tolpuddle, Dorset, DT2 7EH, GB

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