The Pentonville Five were five dockers jailed in 1972. They went to Pentonville Prison in London, UK. The background to the strike was a clash between the Tory government under Edward Heath elected in June 1970 and the Trade Union movement. The background was the first national miners’ strike in Britain since 1926, with mass picketing, clashes between police and workers.
The five
- Tony Merrick
- Conny Clancy
- Derek Watkins
- Vic Turner
- Bernie Steer
These trade unionists were sent down for deyfing anti-union laws, and strikes swept the country as a result.
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