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The news that staff at the AA will be conducting a strike ballot will come as a surprise. After all, the AA is thought of as one of the great philanthropic organisations; a helpful, friendly team of people always willing to solve whatever technical problem our vehicles may throw at us, irrespective of any personal inconvenience. Of course the AA is no longer really like that, but that is how we perceive it, and perceptions are important. (more…)
“Now is the Winter of Our Discontent”. The opening words of Shakespeare’s Richard III were used to describe the profound industrial unrest that took place in 1978-9 Schools and airports closed for lack of workers, and ambulance drivers struck,. For several months the country was riven by strikes. Rubbish piled high in the street. Thousands of petrol stations were closed. Schools and airports closed for lack of workers, and ambulance drivers struck, grave diggers in Liverpool downed tools. (more…)