Template:Did you know nominations/1943 Rolls-Royce strike
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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 19:13, 22 July 2020 (UTC)
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1943 Rolls-Royce strike
- ... that the 1943 Rolls-Royce strike at the Merlin engine plant in Hillington, Scotland was the only major strike for equal pay in the United Kingdom during the Second World War? "there was a very large strike at the Rolls-Royce Hillington plant in November 1943 - the only major action during the whole war in pursuit of higher women's wages" from Todman, Daniel (2020). Britain's War: A New World, 1942-1947. Penguin Books Limited. p. 241. ISBN 978-0-241-25000-6.
- ALT1:... that in 1943 female Rolls-Royce workers went on strike for equal pay? Source: per above or any other from the article
Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 07:16, 25 June 2020 (UTC).
- There are free images in the article showing female Rolls-Royce employees working on Merlin engines but due to wartime reporting restrictions the location of the factory is not known - Dumelow (talk) 07:18, 25 June 2020 (UTC)
- Merlin is mentioned and cited directly in the Herald Scotland source, so that's not an issue, even though it's not in the snippet given. QPQ done. Article is new enough, policy compliant, and not a COPYVIO. I think ALT1 should maybe have a comma after 1943, but I'm not 100% for sure. Good to go other than that. Hog Farm (talk) 02:09, 27 June 2020 (UTC)
