Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid EmailThe TUC marks its 150th anniversary at its annual congress this weekend. Sacked for refusing to cross a picket line – a principle that resides deep in Scouse DNA, and one they thought worth fighting for to the bitter end. Sadly, not every-one, including the Transport & General Workers’ Union leaders, and later the New Labour government, shared the stomach for the fight. Later, every Japanese docker stopped working, and in South Africa all ports were closed “in solidarity with the Liverpool dockers who stood by us during apartheid”. (Image: Liverpool Echo)Both my grandads were Liverpool dockers who died long before that landmark dispute.

Source: Daily Mirror September 04, 2018 20:26 UTC