Wigan industrial unrest: 1893 to 2011.
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25. Norweb electricity maintenance enginneers from the AEEU, UNISON and GMB unions, out on strike at the Wigan depot in Stephen's Way, Goose Green
. Photo: NICK FAIRHURST
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26. Striking lecturers on the picket line outside Wigan and Leigh College, Parsons Walk
. Photo: JOHN LEATHERBARROW
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27. North West Water workers man the picket line at the Wigan depot, Stephens Way, Wigan, during a one-day official strike to object to their jobs being transfered to contracting companies
. Photo: GERALD WEBSTER
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