23 January 1979: Cabinet stands firm against State of Emergency even though public service strike appears to get out of handA phenomenally successful day of action by 1.5 million council,health service, and university manual workers has given Britain a taste of things to come as the public service unions pursue their demands for an instant “going rate pay rise and a pay comparability study.
Yesterday’s nationwide stoppages which saw tens of thousands of demonstrators converge on London, and will be followed by continual action in some areas and by coordinated programmes of local selective strikes,lightning strikes, and other disruptions.[br]Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com