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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com

#OtD 31 Aug 1972 a meeting of striking building workers decided to picket construction sites in Shrewsbury the following week. Those pickets would result in one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in UK trade union history. More in our podcast: workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e65-...

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aug 31, 2025, 8:40 pm • 52 16

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Ready Player Zero @readyplayerzero.bsky.social

And led to some serious health and safety changes. Imagine.. no requirement for hard hats those days.. employers didn't give a shit about employees.

aug 31, 2025, 9:25 pm • 0 0 • view
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Zoe G she/her @zoegr.bsky.social

They also came across to Telford at some point during those strikes and were here when my house was being built.

sep 2, 2025, 10:09 am • 0 0 • view
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scarey @whistlingspy.bsky.social

Is that Ricky Tomlinson?

aug 31, 2025, 8:44 pm • 1 0 • view
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Chris Spencer @chrisspencer.bsky.social

Sure is.

aug 31, 2025, 8:49 pm • 2 0 • view
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scarey @whistlingspy.bsky.social

My arse!

aug 31, 2025, 9:32 pm • 1 0 • view
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com

He features in our podcast!

sep 1, 2025, 5:43 pm • 2 0 • view