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More photos below By Carmel Hayes PORTLAOISE Musical Society is moving into top gear as the countdown begins to the opening of 'Made in Dagenham'
In 1968 women who worked for the Ford plant in Dagenham discovered their pay was significantly less than male workers doing the same work. They struck for equal and despite ridiculing in the press the strike won a near wage parity, and promoted the debate on equal pay for equal work in the UK
In 1968 women who worked for the Ford plant in Dagenham discovered their pay was significantly less than male workers doing the same work. They struck for equal and despite ridiculing in the press the strike won a near wage parity, and promoted the debate on equal pay for equal work in the UK
8 Historical Working Women Moments for 8 March For what was once International Working Women’s Day, before it became International Women’s Day upon being co-opted by the UN and its corporate sponsors, we have written on 8 struggles throughout history in which working women played a vital and influential role. 1. The 1915 Rent Strike in Glasgow, Scotland During the First World War, in May 1915, landlords in overcrowded Glasgow made the decision to increase rents. Tenants rightly saw this as profiteering (there was a law against that!) and refused to pay the increase but continued to give t...
time to sort of grow and understand myself more as well. hopefully, yes. >> reporter: william's father took a pragmatic view of the relationship that's been going on so long. >> obviously it's real. they've been practicing for long enough. >> reporter: william and kate had been an item-- with one brief splitup-- since they shared an apartment with others at college in st. andrew's in scotland. she caught his eye, it's said, at a charity fashion show. he bought a front row seat. >> they are just a normal couple who are in extraordinary circumstances. >> reporter: as william went throu...