GRUNWICK STRIKE LONDON 1977 1970s UK

Grunwick strike and industrial dispute. Willesden, London, England circa 1977. John Gorst MP Conservative Hendon North talking to policemen on duty from behind factory gates. Mrs Jayaben Desai led a group of predominantly Asian women protesting with left wing union demonstrators against low wages and poor working conditions and not being allowed to join a union at the Grunwick Film Processing Laboratory. The strike became a cause célèbre involving thousands of demonstrators;...
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Grunwick strike and industrial dispute. Willesden, London, England circa 1977. John Gorst MP Conservative Hendon North talking to policemen on duty from behind factory gates. Mrs Jayaben Desai led a group of predominantly Asian women protesting with left wing union demonstrators against low wages and poor working conditions and not being allowed to join a union at the Grunwick Film Processing Laboratory. The strike became a cause célèbre involving thousands of demonstrators; over 500 arrests were made during two years of often-violent clashes.
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