Editing Dublin lock-out (section)

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The lock-out eventually concluded in early 1914, when the TUC in Britain rejected Larkin and Connolly's request for a sympathetic strike. Most workers, many of whom were on the brink of starvation, went back to work and signed pledges not to join the ITGWU. It was badly damaged by its defeat in the Lockout and further hit by the departure of Larkin to the United States in 1914 and the execution of Connolly, one of the leaders of the [[Easter Rising]] in 1916.

The union was rebuilt by [[William O'Brien (trade unionist)|William O'Brien]] and [[Thomas Johnson (Irish politician)|Thomas Johnson]]. By 1919, its membership had surpassed that of 1913.

Many of the blacklisted workers joined the [[British Army]] since they had no other source of pay to support their families, and they found themselves in the trenches of [[World War I]] within the year.

Although the actions of the ITGWU and the smaller UBLU had been unsuccessful in achieving substantially better pay and conditions for workers, they marked a watershed in Irish labour history. The principle of union action and workers' solidarity had been firmly established. No future employer would ever try to "break" a union as Murphy had attempted to with the ITGWU. The lock-out had damaged commercial businesses in Dublin, with many forced to declare bankruptcy.