IAN MIKADO, JOHN PLATTS-MILLS MP 1970S MEMBERS PARLIAMENT UK PICKET LINE STRIKE FACTORY GATES GRUNWICK

IAN MIKADO MP LABOUR AND Labour toff John Platts-Mills AT PICKET LINE OUTSIDE FACTORY GATES GRUNWICK 1970S.jpg

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Grunwick strike and industrial dispute. Willesden, London, England circa 1977. Labour MP Ian Mikado with pipe and left-wing Labour toff, (according to Tony Benn MP) John Faithful Fortescue Platts-Mills, QC with bowler hat and a copy of the Daily Telegraph. 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. Labour MP Ian Mikado with pipe and left-wing Labour toff, (according to Tony Benn MP) John Faithful Fortescue Platts-Mills, QC with bowler hat and a copy of the Daily Telegraph. 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.

Filename:	IAN MIKADO MP LABOUR AND Labour toff John Platts-Mills AT PICKET LINE OUTSIDE FACTORY GATES GRUNWICK 1970S.jpg
Source:	Homer Sykes
Date:	1 Jan 1977
Location:	Willisden, Greater London UK
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