Coming of Age : 1976 and the Road to Anti-Racism
Coming of Age : 1976 and the Road to Anti-Racism by Jagdish Patel and Suresh Grover
Coming of Age : 1976 and the Road to Anti-Racism
by Jagdish Patel and Suresh Grover
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May-69<br />
Jun-69<br />
Essex fac<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
Lancashire Textile fac<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
900 men went on<br />
strike over dismissal<br />
<strong>of</strong> Indian shop<br />
steward<br />
400 Indian <strong>and</strong><br />
Feb-70 Dartmouth castings West Bromwich<br />
Pakistani opera<strong>to</strong>rs<br />
went on strike over<br />
reduction in pay<br />
Workers went on<br />
Feb-70 Midl<strong>and</strong> Mo<strong>to</strong>r Smethwick<br />
strike because 24<br />
Indians were refused<br />
<strong>to</strong> join <strong>the</strong> AEF<br />
Mr Shir Singh was<br />
Feb-70 Aluminium Dyecasting Birmingham<br />
promoted <strong>to</strong> job<br />
<strong>of</strong> moulder, white<br />
workers complained<br />
<strong>and</strong> Mr Shir Singh was<br />
sacked<br />
10 Kashmiris<br />
Apr-70 Courtaulds Wolverhamp<strong>to</strong>n<br />
complained that <strong>the</strong>y<br />
had been sacked<br />
for attending prayer<br />
meetings<br />
Dispute around<br />
May-70 GKN Fac<strong>to</strong>ry Birmingham<br />
Ronald Davidsonm<br />
a NF member <strong>and</strong><br />
shop steward, He<br />
claimed white<br />
workers would strike<br />
if his bid <strong>to</strong> become<br />
shop steward was<br />
blocked by coloured<br />
workers - he expected<br />
Wolverhamp<strong>to</strong>n IWA<br />
would s<strong>to</strong>p his bid <strong>to</strong><br />
st<strong>and</strong> for NF in local<br />
elections<br />
Trouble started when<br />
<strong>the</strong> management put<br />
up a notice about<br />
<strong>the</strong> race relations<br />
act - white workers<br />
assumed that <strong>the</strong>y<br />
had done wrong- but<br />
<strong>the</strong>y claimed <strong>to</strong> get<br />
on well with black<br />
<strong>and</strong> Asian workers<br />
- strikers wanted a<br />
apology<br />
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