Building Workers' Charter

The '''Building Workers’ Charter''' was a workers' rights campaign launched in 1970 with branches in Glasgow, London, Manchester, Wigan, Leicester, Stoke and North Wales by 1971.<ref name=Battle>McGuire, C., Clarke, L. and Wall, C. (2013) 'Battle on the Barbican: The Struggle for Trade Unionism in the British Building Industry, 1965–7', ''History Workshop Journal'', No. 73</ref>

They were active in the campaign to abolish the 'Lump Labour Scheme' and played a significant role in the 1972 National Strike.<ref name=Battle/>

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