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"... When they arrived in Brent, the Desais' social status collapsed. Suryakant took a job as an unskilled labourer and Jayaben as a sewing machinist in a Harlesden sweatshop. Working part-time, she brought up their two children, before going to work for Grunwick in 1974.
"... The Cricklewood postmen took action, blacking the mail to Grunwick. Colin Maloney, their chairman, observed: 'You don't say 'no' to Mrs Desai.' The postmen – all white apart from one West Indian – were suspended for three weeks and threatened with dismissal."
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