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Originally Posted by Broadbandings
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Yes, they were the "good old days" that many Labour supporters seem to conveniently forget...
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On 22 January [1979] the public sector unions held a "Day of Action", in which they held a 24-hour strike and marched to demand a £60 per week minimum wage. This was the biggest individual day of strike action since the general strike of 1926, and many workers stayed out indefinitely after that day.
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The unions were, in effect, running the show. Mrs T put an end to that.