This Day in History: The Grunwick Dispute Begins

[History Bot]

The Grunwick Dispute Begins Katie Holyoak Fri, 08/19/2022 - 09:34

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[Thaddeus Kosciuszko]

The USS Constitution defeated the HMS Guerriere, and earned itself the nickname 'Old Ironsides' as the Guerriere's cannon fire bounced off the Constitution's hull.

[maddmaxx ★]

This was interesting as I'd never heard of it before reading the link.

[Prophet Zacharia]

“Post Office workers declined to deliver to Grunwick”

Is this what was later outlawed as “secondary picketing”? 

[MickinMD ★]

"The first year of work earned two weeks’ holiday the following year."

In most of the high-income world, only two weeks paid vacation is considered an awful thing, as it is in the cited article!

[maddmaxx ★]

1 hour ago, MickinMD said:

"The first year of work earned two weeks’ holiday the following year."

In most of the high-income world, only two weeks paid vacation is considered an awful thing, as it is in the cited article!

Oh poor poor high income people.  What would they ever do if they had to work 13 on and 1 off with mandatory overtime for the vacation period.  (they will of course pay you for the overtime.)