Public Sector Workers' Rally

Public sector workers at a rally in Hyde Park during a 24 hour strike to protest against the government's 5 per cent limit on pay rises, London, 22nd January 1979. The rally will be followed by a march to the House of Commons. 1.5 million public service employees took part in the strike, including hospital and ambulance staff. The main unions involved were NUPE (National Union of Public Employees) and the Confederation of Health Service Employees (COHSE). The event took place during a period that became known as the Winter of Discontent. (Photo by Steve Burton/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)