Name/TitleBadge: NUS Strike Supporter
About this objectSmall enamelled badge with gold coloured borders and lettering, featuring the central motif of a flashing lighthouse linked with the initials 'NUS' against a deep blue sky and lighter blue sea. Around the motif are the words 'NAT. UNION OF SEAMEN ~ P&O '88'. A banner with deep blue background below states 'STRIKE SUPPORTER'.
MakerNational Union of Seamen
Date Made1988
Period1980s
Medium and MaterialsInorganic, metal
Subject and Association Keywordstrade unions
Subject and Association KeywordsStrike action
Subject and Association Keywordssolidarity, unity
Subject and Association Description1988-1989: P&O seafarers' strike - the history of P&O shipping workers who struck against wage and job cuts for 16 months. The company tried to break the strike, the government requisitioned the union's funds. The union eventually ordered the strikers back to work, defeated:
https://libcom.org/article/1988-1989-po-seafarers-strike
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBadge
Object numberGWL-2014-43-8
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved