In response, 15,000 Ford workers, mostly from the Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU), began an unofficial strike on 22 September 1978, which subsequently became an official TGWU action on 5 October.
Fackförbunden och då främst Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) började en inofficiell strejk 22 september 1978 som blev officiell 5 oktober med 57 000 deltagare.