Seamen on strike, 1966 A great set of short, first person accounts of strike action and industrial disputes in the UK from a broad range of workers from the late 19th to late 20th centuries, compiled by Robert Leeson. Copied to clipboard Strike-live-history.pdf (6.78 MB) workplace activity strikes United Kingdom accounts Robert Leeson PDF I think this is the same Robert Leeson who wrote the Grange Hill books. Yep, same bloke. Interesting life.
Building the Barbican 1962-1982: taking the industry out of the dark ages Fantastic pamphlet on the workers' struggles during the construction of the brutalist masterpiece…
On the buses - Solidarity An excellent pamphlet from 1976 by libertarian socialist group Solidarity about work and struggle on London's buses. Includes strikers' leaflets.
An account of the universities strike, 31 October 2013 An account by Demogorgon, a left communist clerical worker and member of the International Communist…
Building a community: construction workers in Stevenage 1950-1970 Interesting pamphlet about the workers who built the new town of Stevenage, commissioned by the…
I think this is the same Robert Leeson who wrote the Grange Hill books.
Yep, same bloke. Interesting life.