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How Grunwick was undermined
We can get a glimpse of how industrial action tends to fare under a Labour government by taking a look back to the famous strike of 1976-8, says SOLOMON HUGHES 
Grunwick

WHAT happens when a Labour government faces a big strike? We might soon find out as strikes are definitely back, and a Labour government probably will be.

There might be a pause in strikes when Labour is re-elected in 2024, but the pressure on wages driving current disputes isn’t going to disappear under Sir Keir.

I was given a huge file of Home Office papers on the 1970s Grunwick dispute that might give some clues.

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