Word: dagenham
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...T.U.C. is not a monolith, but a loose federation that can exert only moral force over the individual unions it represents. The limits of its power were demonstrated when, less than a week after the T.U.C.'s pledge of cooperation, 1,800 workers at Ford Motor plants in Dagenham and Halewood went on strike. They are demanding further cost-of-living adjustments after the current escalator agreements expire next month. The walkout has already affected another 15,000 workers at the two plants. Says Arthur Flicker, spokesman for the shop stewards at Ford: "The social contract means nothing...
...rich as France or Germany-as long as they do not have to work as hard as Frenchmen or Germans. Says Koestler: "The same lovable bloke who risked his life on D-day to keep the country free would not lift a finger at the Ford plant at Dagenham to put the country back on its feet...