Grunwick strike and industrial dispute.  Willesden, London, England circa 1977. A pickets is arrested. 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.
Grunwick Strike Industrial Dispute London 1970s
Grunwick strike and industrial dispute. Willesden, London, England circa 1977. A pickets is arrested. 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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Source: Homer Sykes
Date: 1 Jan 1977
Location: Willisden, Greater London UK
Credit: Homer Sykes
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