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<v Speaker 1>On this Day and Working Class History. The first of

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<v Speaker 1>January and on the first of January nineteen seventy four,

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<v Speaker 1>the UK Conservative government implemented the three day week to

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<v Speaker 1>save electricity, the generation of which had been severely restricted

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<v Speaker 1>by industrial action by coal miners. An overtime band by

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<v Speaker 1>miners seeking a thirty five percent pay increase had slashed production,

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<v Speaker 1>and they launched an all out strike in February. All

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<v Speaker 1>non essential businesses were limited to three consecutive days consumption,

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<v Speaker 1>and television had stopped broadcasting at ten thirty pm. The

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<v Speaker 1>miners ended up bringing down the government and winning their

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<v Speaker 1>pay increase. Learn more about this landmark dispute in episode

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<v Speaker 1>eighty one of the Working Class History podcast. Listen wherever

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<v Speaker 1>you're listening to this podcast and the sources maps and

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<v Speaker 1>all of our anniversaries each day. Check out if you

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<v Speaker 1>on this day's section of our stories at at stories

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<v Speaker 1>stopworkingclasshistory dot com, and if you value our work, support

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<v Speaker 1>in the show notes. Theme music by a Decado Ad

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<v Speaker 1>See you tomorrow.