Porters at London's historic Billingsgate market protest changes to their fishy business
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Porters at London's historic Billingsgate market protest changes to their fishy business

London : United Kingdom | Aug 03, 2010 at 4:14 AM PDT
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Fish porters, wearing thir traditional flat toped hats listen to their union representatives at Billingsgate fish market in London, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010. Billingsgate Fish Porters say Save the Market fish porters at Billingsgate Market launch their campaign to save the historical market in London's... FULL ARTICLE AT Macleans
 
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