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The Bedaux strike

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Malcolm Skillington describes how the Bedaux system was introduced to the Wolsey factory.

Millicent Hillebrand explains how the Bedaux system was established.

William Lomax recollects on when he joined the Wolsey Company after the strike.

Millicent Hillebrand tells of the atmosphere in the factory in the lead-up to the strike.

Workers’ lives on the picket line, described by Millicent Hillebrand.

Hilda Marlow was working at the Wolsey factory at the time of the strike, though not in the Bedaux unit. She remembers how the ‘blacklegs’, women who worked during the strike, were treated afterwards.

Millicent Hillebrand remembers going back to work being on strike for six weeks.

William Lomax explains how after the strike the Bedaux system brought benefits to the factory floor.


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