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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Dec-70<br />
Apr-71<br />
Birmid Qualcast foundry<br />
Bradford Mills<br />
Wolverhamp<strong>to</strong>n<br />
Bradford<br />
4,500 Asian Indians<br />
went on un<strong>of</strong>ficial<br />
strike over a pay<br />
claim - <strong>the</strong> men acted<br />
independently <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
union - 2 foundries<br />
closed for a month<br />
A dozen immigrants<br />
Dec-71 Green <strong>and</strong> Russell Wednesfield<br />
allege that <strong>the</strong>y<br />
had been dismissed<br />
because <strong>of</strong> increase in<br />
work<br />
130 Indian went on<br />
Mar-72 ideal Casement Reading<br />
strike alleging that<br />
white men had been<br />
<strong>to</strong>ld by o<strong>the</strong>rs <strong>to</strong><br />
join a white man’s<br />
union, <strong>and</strong> that <strong>the</strong><br />
management had<br />
promoted whites over<br />
Asians<br />
Two west Indians <strong>and</strong><br />
May-72 Vicrafy Metal Spinning Smethwick<br />
Asian were ordered<br />
<strong>to</strong> withdraw strike<br />
notices<br />
TGWU claim colour<br />
Jun-72 Crepe Sizes Nottingham<br />
bar in operation over<br />
'<strong>to</strong>ilets' - he claimed<br />
that Asians were<br />
threatened with a fine<br />
if <strong>the</strong>y used <strong>to</strong>ilets<br />
reserved for whites -<br />
over 30 men went on<br />
strike over <strong>the</strong> colour<br />
bars<br />
39 Pakistani workers<br />
Jun-72 Stanmore Engineering Wembley<br />
won <strong>the</strong>ir strike for<br />
<strong>the</strong> re-instatement <strong>of</strong><br />
five men sacked <strong>and</strong><br />
for union <strong>and</strong> shop<br />
steward recognition.<br />
140 machine<br />
opera<strong>to</strong>rs, 120<br />
Asian - <strong>the</strong> Guardian<br />
(27/6/72) said it<br />
was <strong>the</strong> first strike<br />
<strong>to</strong> be organised by<br />
black workers with<br />
<strong>the</strong> support <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Pan<strong>the</strong>rs <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Black Workers League.<br />
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