Grunwick dispute archive 1975-1978

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Grunwick dispute archive 1975-1978

http://archiveshub.ac.uk/data/gb152-mss.464

0.247 cubic metres

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SNAC Resource ID: 6283905

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> Grunwick Strike Committee

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Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer Staff

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Grunwick Strike Committee; Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer Staff

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The Grunwick dispute began in August 1976 when 137 workers walked out of the Grunwick film processing plant in Willesden, north-east London. The dispute, which centred on the lack of union recognition at Grunwick, involved the Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer Staff union (APEX), which represented the strikers. The strike, which was co-ordinated by the Grunwick Strike Committee, became a cause celebre for the union movement attracting a wide range of acti...