#OnThisDay 19th of July 1984, the Dunnes Stores anti-apartheid strike began when Mary Manning refused to handle fruit imported from South Africa in protest against apartheid, following a decision taken by IDATU members the previous day.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/07/19/#event-5717

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