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leo | 13.03.2008 20:43 | Workers' Movements | Liverpool

Radical workers' struggle on Merseyside: still relevant or matter of the past? Reading and disscussion

From the late 60s through to the 80s Merseyside's industries were at the centre of some of the most radical industrial struggles ever seen in the UK. Wildcat strikes, flying pickets and ungovernable factories supported rent strikes and action in ungovernable communities. It was a time of intense struggle by ordinary people and one that the powerful would like us to forget.
Join us to hear some of those involved speak and discuss an important time in Merseyside's history.

With:
Brian Ashton – Former Fords radical worker reads from 'One Hundredth
of a Second – A Day in the Life of a Car Worker'
Ritchie Hunter – Long term activist and an editor of Nerve magazine
John Bohanna – Founder member of the Ford Combine

Thursday 20th March, 7.30pm
Next to Nowhere (beneath News from Nowhere bookshop)
96 Bold Street
(ring white bell for access)
www.liverpoolsocialcentre.org

leo