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A force to be reckoned with? Thurrock’s labour movement in the 1970s

In the early 1970s the Tory government tried to unleash war on the working class. Workers in Thurrock defied anti-union laws, took unofficial action and struck to support other workers.…

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Posted on November 27, 2020
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Thurrock refuse workers vote to strike against wage slash

In May the Bureau of Investigative Journalism found that Thurrock Council's debt dwarfs their annual budget of £220 million. The Tory-run administration borrowed and invested more than £1 billion, from…

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Posted on November 4, 2020
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A force to be reckoned with? Thurrock’s labour movement in the 1970s

Thurrock refuse workers vote to strike against wage slash