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Strike in 1979
I remember the srike well as I was on a picket line @ Liverpool docks, and believe me it was no picnic in the middle of winter, stood round a 50 gal. drum burning old pallets / wood etc.!
Most of the drivers we spoke to were collecting for food companies and animal feed and flour mills etc. who incidentally we did not stop from collecting goods, as we were told by the union full time officials, that we were under no circumstances to stop any food loads being collected for any of the companies who required them.
Legally we could only stop and ask drivers to support the strike as we were told by the port police of what we could and could not do, when asking drivers to stop and give their support!
Yes we did get the £1.00 an hour rise we wanted but at what cost to us and the hauliers concerned ?
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