History
Svaz českých horníků ('Union of Czech Miners') was founded in October 1910, through a split from the Austrian Miners' Union (affiliated to the Imperial Trade Union Commission).
The union was drastically affected during the First World War. Since the mining industry was crucial for the war effort, strikes were banned. Striking or protesting workers could be sent either to the battle-front or to jail. But the Union of Czech Miners was one of the OSČ unions that expanded rapidly in the period 1917–1918. Membership in the union rose from 1,189 in 1917 to 7,875 one year later.
In 1918, the name was changed to Svaz horníků v Československé republice ('Miners' Union in the Czechoslovak Republic'). In 1920, the Miners' Union was the second largest affiliate of OSČ, with 84,895 members.
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