Imperial Typewriters dispute, 1974
1974 1974-79 "Imperial Typewriters dispute, 1974" [BW0016], 1974, Trades Union Congress In May 1974, Asian workers at the Imperial Typewriter Company in Leicester went on strike over unequal bonus payments and discrimination in promotion. The shop stewards committee and union branch refuse...
| Institution: | TUC - Trade Union Congress Library |
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| Language: | English |
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London
1974
United Kingdom |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10796/5B4C2280-5235-4A1A-BA80-17EF998C88B2 http://hdl.handle.net/10796/F218379D-99D0-4D1A-A6C4-ACF82E8DF067 |
| Summary: | 1974
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"Imperial Typewriters dispute, 1974" [BW0016], 1974, Trades Union Congress
In May 1974, Asian workers at the Imperial Typewriter Company in Leicester went on strike over unequal bonus payments and discrimination in promotion. The shop stewards committee and union branch refused their support, but the strikers, supported by other black workers and the magazine Race Today, stayed on strike for almost 14 weeks. This Transport and General Workers' Union enquiry into the dispute criticised local union officials and instituted changes to ensure that shop stewards and the branch committee were more representative of local membership. |
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