MPX5123905: Women sewing machinists at the Ford Motor Company plant in Dagenham took strike action on 7 June, 1968 in support of a claim for regrading, parity with their male colleagues in the C pay grade and recognition of their skills. After 3 weeks on strike they settled for 92% of the C grade rate. Although not an equal pay strike, the strike was given a high profile when the whole plant was closed and Barbara Castle, the Employment Minister, was brought in to help negotiate a settlement. Picture shows left to right: NUVB member Alf Roberts leaves the Ministry Building after talks between Barbara Castle and Union representatives June 1968 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5124055: A worker holding his finished product, a drop-forged front axle, at the English Steel Corporation Works (Vickers) in Sheffield, which specialises in the electrical induction method. Every forging has a small surplus of metal, known as "fash" which is clipped off by the last die-press, as shown here, 1946 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images