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A pertinent legacy of a momentous struggle
As the TUC Women Chainmakers’ Festival returns on Saturday July 3, LEE BARRON points to its contemporary relevance
Mary Macarthur addressing the crowds during the chainmakers' strike, Cradley Heath, Sandwell, West Midlands, in 1910
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19.01.1930-23.04.2026
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THE TUC Women Chainmakers’ Festival will return on Saturday July 3, but, due to Covid-19, it will be back virtually again this year.
The pandemic has been a challenge for all of us. We’ve all had to adapt and adjust our way of life — our working life and our social life.
And we as unions have been right at the heart of these challenges, something that will be picked up at the festival.
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