#OtD 1 May 1973 1.6 million workers joined a one-day strike called by the Trades Union Congress in protest at government pay restraint in the face of price rises. The railways, car industry, newspaper printing, mining and docks were most affected https://t.co/wT9SkmtyEw https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8127/uk-strike-over-pay-and-prices?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon