Episode 2 of Nursery Workers Bite Back details the dramatic events that took place during the Islington Nursery Strike of 1984. Discover what happened when parents and toddlers took over Islington Town Hall, how the strikers made a splash at the opening of a swimming pool and how they connected with the miners strike. Presented by a nursery worker with recent experience of going on strike, episode 2 explores the tactics and strategy used by the nursery workers throughout the fifteen week strike.

Discover the history of this important strike of nursery workers, told for the first time in this three-part podcast. Made by a group of present-day nursery workers, parents, carers and campaigners, the podcast explains how the nursery workers fought for better conditions for both workers and the children in their care.

Written and produced by Jo Henley, Robyn Moffat and Albinia Stanley

Interviews were with, Julia Manning Morton, Karen Reeve, Terry Conway, Ivor Kallin, David Saltiel, Veronica Speirs and Karen Quinn.

The poem 1984 was written and performed by Ivor Kallin.

Sound design by Hannah Kemp-Welch.

Nursery Workers Bite Back was made as part of ‘When the Nursery Workers Said No’, a project run by Rosa Schling, funded by Historic England.

Thank you to all the strikers, all the group members and the Parent House for hosting us.

Find out more at https://childcarehistory.org.uk/

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