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Activist - Protest - Riot - Strikes

Feb. 28 The Bride Who Caused A Strike Of 1, 500 Men: Twenty one year old Eileen Stevenson and her husband 25 year old Tom seen in London during the eek-end. tom us a welder at the Rootes Group factory in Acton - and when he returned to work after their honeymoon - he requested to be put on day work - instead of nights - because his wife preferred it, . His request was granted - but 1, 500 men at the works went on strike - because the men with whom he would work - claimed that they would lose money - because of the extra person to share the bonus on the job

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