On this Day and Working Class History the second of January film and on the second of January nineteen fifty the three hundred meat porters at Smithfield's Market in London launched a lightning strike, completely shouting down London's meat supply in protest at boss's refusal to employ one man who didn't have the required references. The workers claimed the man had excellent character and should be employed pending the arrival
of references. Twelve hundred tons of meat was held up at a time when many shops had run low due to the holiday period. And the sources, maps and all of our anniversaries each day. Check out the Honest Day section of our stories at at stories Stop Workingclasshistory dot com, and if you value our work, support us at patreon dot com slash working Class History. Links in the show notes music by the Cardo I See You Tomorrow.