MINERS\u27 STRIKES IN ZASAVJE IN THE YEARS 1918-1929

V diplomskem delu so predstavljene stavke v Zasavju v obdobju 1918—1929. V prvih petih povojnih letih je značilen velik porast mezdnih gibanj in stavk. Za tako množičen in enoten boj delavstva v Zagorju, Trbovljah in Hrastniku je precej pripomoglo dejstvo, da je bilo na relativno majhnem prostoru skoncentrirano veliko število delavcev, ki so bili izkoriščeni do maksimalne mere. Te nemogoče razmere so jim dale polet v mezdnih in stavkovnih gibanjih. Mezdno gibanje se je vleklo skoraj brez prestanka vseh prvih pet let in vsako leto je preraslo v stavko. Rezultati teh gibanj so bili različni. Na eni strani je delavstvo doživljalo poraze, ki so jim sledile aretacije, izgoni in odpusti z dela, večkrat pa so dosegli uspehe, ki so jim izboljšali življenjske in delovne pogoje, ki pa so zaradi stalnega naraščanja cen življenjskih potrebščin bili največkrat zelo kratkotrajni. Po veliki stavki leta 1923 sledi upad stavk v Zasavju, saj je bila v obdobju 1923—1929 le ena stavka, ko so se za izboljšanje življenja borili zagorski steklarji. Vzroki za upad so v množičnih redukcijah, ki so sledile zaradi racionalizacije proizvodnje.The following Diploma assignment presents the strikes in Zasavje in the period 1918–1929. Characteristic of the first five years after the war was an increase in the wage movements and strikes. To a large extent, such a massive and united fight of the workers in Zagorje, Trbovlje and Hrastnik was a consequence of the fact that a large number of workers were concentrated in a relatively small area, and they were exploited to their maximum. These impossible conditions had given rise to the wage and strike movements. The wage movement lasted for the entire five years, almost without interruption, and grew into a strike every year. The results of these movements varied. On the one hand, the workers faced defeats, which were followed by arrests, deportations and dismissals from service. But on the other hand, the workers were often successful, which improved their living and working conditions but was most of the time short-lived due to the continuous growth in consumer prices. After the Great Strike in 1923, the strikes in Zasavje decreased. Thus, there was only one strike in the period 1923–1929, which was organised by the glassworkers from Zagorje, who fought to improve their lives. The reasons for the decrease can be found in mass reductions, which followed the rationalisation of the production