England, UK. London. 13.6.1977. Grunwick dispute. First day of mass pickets. Strike leader Mrs.Desai faces police on the picket line . Trade union dispute over low pay and recognition rights by mainly asian women working in a photographic processing plant. .© Andrew Wiard Credit required: © Andrew Wiard/reportphotos.com . All rights reserved . Moral rights asserted under Copyright Designs & Patents Act 1988 . No part of this photo to be stored, reproduced, manipulated or transmitted by any means without permission. This file is the property of Andrew Wiard and any unauthorised use, retention, distribution, copying or disclosure is strictly prohibited.
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England, UK. London. 13.6.1977. Grunwick dispute. First day of mass pickets. Strike leader Mrs.Desai faces police on the picket line . Trade union dispute over low pay and recognition rights by mainly asian women working in a photographic processing plant. .© Andrew Wiard Credit required: © Andrew Wiard/reportphotos.com . All rights reserved . Moral rights asserted under Copyright Designs & Patents Act 1988 . No part of this photo to be stored, reproduced, manipulated or transmitted by any means without permission. This file is the property of Andrew Wiard and any unauthorised use, retention, distribution, copying or disclosure is strictly prohibited.
13.6.1977. Jayaben Desai, the asian woman leading a small band of strikers fighting the Grunwick film processing company for union recognition. They had been paid £28 a week. But, as Jayaben declared, "The strike is not so much about pay, it is a strike about human dignity." Her tiny figure personified the spirit of resistance, and after months on strike facing appalling odds this is the first day of the mass pickets..She told me years later the officer had trodden on her foot....Copyright © 1977 Andrew Wiard .W: www.reportphotos.com.E: info@reportphotos.com
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