UK’s ‘Winter of Discontent’
In 1979, British gravediggers went on strike over pay
Witness History · BBC World Service
October 10, 202210m 28s
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Show Notes
In 1979, British public sector workers went on strike over pay. Among those taking industrial action were gravediggers.
But the media, politicians and even their own families turned against them at the thought of bodies being left unburied.
Claire Bowes spoke to the gravediggers’ convener Ian Lowes in 2011.
(Photo: Protestors during the 'Winter of Discontent'. Credit: Getty Images)