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E65: Building workers’ strike w/ Ricky Tomlinson, part 1

E65: Building workers’ strike w/ Ricky Tomlinson, part 1

FromWorking Class History


E65: Building workers’ strike w/ Ricky Tomlinson, part 1

FromWorking Class History

ratings:
Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Jul 12, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Part 1 of our double-podcast episode to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1972 building workers' strike. In this episode, we speak to two participants in the strike - Tony O'Brien and the actor, Ricky Tomlinson - who talk about conditions in the building industry, how the strike started, and the flying pickets organised by the rank and file that spread it across the country.
Full acknowledgements, photos, sources, more information and eventually a transcript on the homepage for this double episode: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e65-66-building-workers-strike-w-ricky-tomlinson/
Released:
Jul 12, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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