Name/TitleBadge: Dockers International Support ~ Workers United
About this objectSmall round enamelled pin badge featuring the central emblem of a pair of hands shaking against a blue globe, surrounded by a red border bearing the words 'Dockers International Support ~ Workers United 1995-1996'.
Date Made1995-96
Period1990s
Medium and MaterialsInorganic, metal
Subject and Association KeywordsStrike action
Subject and Association Keywordssolidarity, unity
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_dockers%27_dispute_(1995-1998):
The Liverpool Dockers' dispute was a lengthy dispute between dockers, their employers Mersey Docks and Harbour Company (MDHC) and Torside Ltd, which lasted for twenty-eight months between 1995 and 1998 in Liverpool, England. Although considered a strike, it was strictly a lockout as the employers, Mersey Docks, sacked the dockers for breach of contract when they refused to cross a picket line set up by their sacked Torside Limited colleagues. Initially, five Torside workers were dismissed following a dispute regarding overtime pay, who in turn formed a picket line that other dockers refused to cross in solidarity.
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBadge
Object numberGWL-2013-51-16
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved