John Simmons was born in 1945. He started his working life as an office boy at the head office of the London Co-op, where he stayed for around 15 years. He then worked briefly in stock control for a chain of shoe shops, before working for Vanoppen Transport at the London International Freight Terminal, driving a fork lift truck. He then worked for Streetly Bert Chemicals, loading acid. He describes a hazardous environment there and lack of safety equipment, which he believes contributed to his ill health. He also discusses a work accident with another employer, which left him hospitalized. He reviews his job choices over the years.

He was a union member whilst at the Co-op, and describes taking part in the strike there to support equal pay for women.

In this clip he describes going on strike in support of equal pay for female workers.

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Title	Simmons, John
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Production Date	2019
Format	Photograph
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Holding Institution	TUC Library Collections, London Metropolitan University
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