To commemorate the 50 year anniversary of the Battle of Saltley Gate, Unjum Mirza spoke to Granville Williams who was there about a pivotal moment in the 1972 miners’ strike
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Unjum Mirza
Unjum Mirza is a driver on the London Underground. He is on the Editorial Board of Tunnel Vision, the rank and file bulletin, and is an Aslef union branch chair.
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