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workingclasshistory: “On this day, 10 January 1979, as the ‘Winter of Discontent’ neared its peak, the number of lorry drivers across Scotland and northern England on wildcat strike against the pay restraint agreement between the Labour government...

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On this day, 10 January 1979, as the ‘Winter of Discontent’ neared its peak, the number of lorry drivers across Scotland and northern England on wildcat strike against the pay restraint agreement between the Labour government and the unions reached 50,000. Drivers picketed ports and warehouses to stop fleets of trucks moving goods. By the end of the strike, many bosses would have gone massively beyond the 5% cap with some offering their drivers pay increases of as much as 22%.
This is interesting set of articles and analysis about the strike wave: https://libcom.org/history/delightful-measures-changed-reflections-1978-79-winter-discontent https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1319524908232656/?type=3

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