#OtD 1 May 1974 hundreds of mostly East African Asian women workers at Imperial Typewriters in Leicester, England, began a 3-month strike.

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#OtD 1 May 1974 hundreds of mostly East African Asian women workers at Imperial Typewriters in Leicester, England, began a 3-month strike. Although unsuccessful, it was a key moment in galvanising Asian working class resistance in the UK https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/the-making-of-the-black-working-class-in-britain-ron-ramdin