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  1. British policemen at the picket line outside during the Grunwick strike1 of 13
  2. The women became known as the “strikers in saris”2 of 13
  3. Police attempt to hold the picket line in July 19773 of 13
  4. Mrs Jayaben Desai4 of 13
  5. Demonstrating postal workers marching through the streets of London in support of the industrial action at Grunwick5 of 13
  6. The picket line outside Grunwick on June 14 19776 of 13
  7. Police restrain demonstrators in October 1977 as the work bus arrives at Grunwick photo-processing laboratory in Willesden7 of 13
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  9. The strike was led by the diminutive Jayaben Desai9 of 13
  10. Crowds at Grunwick in July 197710 of 13
  11. Pickets and police outside the Grunwick photo-processing laboratory in Willesden11 of 13
  12. English trade unionist Arthur Scargill speaks to the mass pickets12 of 13
  13. Police removing a protester from the picket line during the Grunwick Strike13 of 13
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