Speaker 1: On this Day and Working Class History the second of
Speaker 1: January film and on the second of January nineteen fifty
Speaker 1: the three hundred meat porters at Smithfield's Market in London
Speaker 1: launched a lightning strike, completely shouting down London's meat supply
Speaker 1: in protest at boss's refusal to employ one man who
Speaker 1: didn't have the required references. The workers claimed the man
Speaker 1: had excellent character and should be employed pending the arrival
Speaker 1: of references. Twelve hundred tons of meat was held up
Speaker 1: at a time when many shops had run low due
Speaker 1: to the holiday period. And the sources, maps and all
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Speaker 1: notes music by the Cardo I See You Tomorrow.