“We are the lions.”
#OnThisDay, 20 Aug 1976, Jayaben Desai walked out of her job at the Grunwick photo processing factory in London. It was the start of her leading a two year strike by mostly South Asian women for union recognition. It was the first time a strike by South Asian women was supported by the wider trade union movement in the UK.
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