Thirty telephonists stage a one-hour walkout at Telephone House in Oxford, England. – Vintage Photograph

On November 23, 1979, thirty telephonists at Telephone House in Oxford, England staged a one-hour walkout in protest of a breakdown in talks about bonus payments for telephonists at Oxford’s International Direct Dialing booths. Emergency services were maintained, but the impact of the walkout was minimal.On November 23, 1979, thirty telephonists at Telephone House in Oxford, England staged a one-hour walkout in protest of a breakdown in talks about bonus payments for telephonists at Oxford’s International Direct Dialing booths. Emergency services were maintained, but the impact of the walkout was minimal.

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23 NOV 1979 mand 9x pos Leny L Phone girls walk out ROX 197 Thirty telephonists staged a one- hour walkout hitting operator ser- vices. The women said they were pro- testing about a breakdown in talks about bonus payments for telephon- ists at Oxford’s International Direct Dialing booths in Oxford. They left about 30 operators to maintain services at Telephone House, Speedwell Street, Oxford. A Post Office spokesman said that full emergency services were maintained and the impact of the walkout was minimal.