An account of the three-month strike by hundreds of mostly East African Asian women workers at the Imperial Typewriters plant in Leicester, England. Although unsuccessful, it was a key moment in ...

Despite not getting union backing, the strikers organised themselves effectively A strike where unions were accused of institutional racism is being marked by a special exhibition in Leicester. The ...

An account of the three-month strike by hundreds of mostly East African Asian women workers at the Imperial Typewriters plant in Leicester,… ...

This month sees the anniversary of a show of defiance by workers of Imperial Typewriter factory in Hedon Road, Hull. About 1,400 employees received notice that their factory, along with a sister base ...

Imperial typewriter model 60, serial number 6A 25075, c. 1951. Serial number 6A 25075 can be dated to c.1951. Imperial typewriter model 60, serial number 6A 25075, c. 1951. Serial number 6A 25075 can ...

Vintage typewriters met modern computers in a digital inclusion event beamed out live from Leicester Museum and Art Gallery. The city’s collection of classic typewriters was utilised as part of a ...