{"id":18410,"date":"2022-12-09T20:22:07","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T20:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/?post_type=events&#038;p=18410"},"modified":"2024-03-27T09:05:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T09:05:06","slug":"book-launch-conflict-and-struggle-in-the-arms-industry","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/events\/book-launch-conflict-and-struggle-in-the-arms-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Launch: Conflict and Struggle in the Arms Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18411 img-responsive aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/57-Conflict_and_Struggle-FRONT-332x4702-1-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/57-Conflict_and_Struggle-FRONT-332x4702-1-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/57-Conflict_and_Struggle-FRONT-332x4702-1.jpg 332w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/57-Conflict_and_Struggle-FRONT-332x4702-1-100x142.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/57-Conflict_and_Struggle-FRONT-332x4702-1-270x382.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/57-Conflict_and_Struggle-FRONT-332x4702-1-106x150.jpg 106w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This memoir written by Bristol trade union activist, Andy Danford, provides a rich account of the actions of rank-and-file trade unionists to improve the pay, conditions and job security of the British Aerospace workers in Bristol, culminating in a notable industrial and political struggle to convert the Filton arms factory to the production of socially useful products. 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