Birmingham and the Grunwick Dispute 1976-1978
SETTING THE SCENE
‘Grunwick’ was an industrial dispute centred on Cricklewood, north London but which had national significance. Political and campaign groups from around Britain rallied to the support ...
Birmingham Broadside November 1977
BIRMINGHAM’S SOLIDARITY
Birmingham Broadside November 1977 MS 1591 Paul Mackney Collection
This image reflects both traditional and emerging aspects of the local labour movement. The report of the ...
Birmingham International Marxist Group
Birmingham International Marxist Group [IMG] MS 1591 Paul Mackney Collection
Despite advocating a mass picket in support of the ‘Grunwick’ strikers, the IMG’s credentials as a mobilizer of the industrial ...
Indian Workers' Association GB [IMG]
Indian Workers’ Association GB (Birmingham Branch) MS 2141 IWA
The IWA combined Marxist politics with a concern for the plight of Asians and other immigrants in Britain and had a close, if sometimes ...
Samaj in'a Babylon
Samaj in’a Babylon MS 1591 Paul Mackney Collection
As well as ‘traditional’ socialist newspapers and magazines, support for the ‘Grunwick’ strikers also came from within ethnic minorities. Samaj ...
Socialist Challenge 'Labour Special Patrol Group'
Socialist Challenge ‘Labour Special Patrol Group’ MS 1591 Paul Mackney Collection
As the dispute proceeded, serious confrontations occurred between the police and pickets. This image cleverly links ...
Win the War Day
This photograph of workers from Kynoch Limited in a tableau was taken for ‘Win the War Day’ on 21 September 1918. The group includes a black woman.
Kynoch & Co. opened a factory to manufacture ammunition ...