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Workers celebrating the end of the strike
© Ned Newitt
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The Bedaux strike |
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In 1931, almost 3000 Wolsey employees from hosiery factories in Leicester went on strike in protest at the Bedaux system. The Bedaux strikers were demonstrating against the imposition of a system which was designed to maximise productivity, at the cost of their earnings. This oral collection of people’s memories paints a vivid picture of the dispute, in which the strikers were victorious over their employers. More...
  
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