The Building Workers’ Charter was a workers' rights campaign launched in 1970 with branches in
Glasgow,
London,
Manchester,
Wigan,
Leicester
Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands.
The city l ...
,
Stoke
Stoke is a common place name in the United Kingdom.
Stoke may refer to:
Places United Kingdom
The largest city called Stoke is Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. See below.
Berkshire
* Stoke Row, Berkshire
Bristol
* Stoke Bishop
* Stok ...
and
North Wales by 1971.
[McGuire, C., Clarke, L. and Wall, C. (2013) 'Battle on the Barbican: The Struggle for Trade Unionism in the British Building Industry, 1965–7', ''History Workshop Journal'', No. 73]
They were active in the campaign to abolish the '
Lump Labour Scheme
Lump may refer to:
* Lump (song), "Lump" (song), a 1995 song by The Presidents of the United States of America
* Lump (compilation album), ''Lump'' (compilation album), a 2000 best-of album by The Presidents of the United States of America
* Lump ...
' and played a significant role in the 1972
National Strike.
[
]
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Building Workers' Charter
Political organisations based in the United Kingdom