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-73<br />
Mar-74<br />
British Steel works<br />
Art Castings<br />
Wolverhamp<strong>to</strong>n<br />
Nunea<strong>to</strong>n<br />
Industrial Tribunal<br />
heard that <strong>the</strong> case<br />
<strong>of</strong> Indian workers<br />
who had ignored <strong>the</strong><br />
new shift system it<br />
was started because<br />
it interfered with<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir Sunday religious<br />
activities. The 20<br />
Indians, all from<br />
Wolverhamp<strong>to</strong>n,<br />
claimed unfair<br />
dismissal.<br />
83 Asian transport<br />
Apr-74 Mansfield Hosiery Leicester<br />
workers went on<br />
strike for three<br />
months’ <strong>of</strong>ficial<br />
support by TGWU<br />
- white workers <strong>of</strong><br />
TWGU refused <strong>to</strong> join<br />
<strong>the</strong> strike a few did<br />
600 employees were<br />
Apr-74 Laings (Barbican Art Centre) London<br />
involved in a protest<br />
s<strong>to</strong>ppage over a<br />
report that a Indian<br />
girl linker was earning<br />
70 a week - <strong>the</strong>y<br />
dem<strong>and</strong>ed higher<br />
wages, claiming <strong>the</strong>y<br />
worked hard. NUHKW<br />
said <strong>the</strong> report was<br />
wrong<br />
Workers went on<br />
May-74 Imperial Typewriters Leicester<br />
strike in solidarity<br />
with a Sikh man who<br />
answered back <strong>to</strong><br />
abuse from foreman.<br />
Biggest his<strong>to</strong>rical black<br />
strike after Mansfield<br />
Asian workers<br />
dem<strong>and</strong>ed equality<br />
for women, revision<br />
<strong>of</strong> PI Bonus system<br />
more shop stewards<br />
representation <strong>and</strong><br />
equality in promotion.<br />
T<strong>and</strong>G <strong>and</strong> white<br />
workers did not<br />
support <strong>the</strong> strike.<br />
T<strong>and</strong> G set up inquiry<br />
<strong>and</strong> backed strike<br />
dem<strong>and</strong>s<br />
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