The big strike is coming up on June 30th and the picket lines need a playlist.
On Thursday 30 June 2011 hundreds of thousands of workers will take control of their own working day for a change - so it's important to have some fun while making serious points about pensions, jobs and pay.
Check this Top 5 picket line playlist for June 30th and suggest missing songs

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I went on the Tradue Union March in London a couple of months ago, and the next day did my Radio show SKETCH’S SUNDAY SCRIBBLE on Phonic Fm, (www.phonic.fm) the theme was REVOLUTION RADIO and the playlist would make a good soundtrack to next weeks picket lines……here it is
THE REDSKINS – THE POWER IS YOURS
THE STYLE COUNCIL – WALLS COME TUMBLING DOWN
THE SPECIALS – GHOST TOWN
MANIC STREET PREACHERS – IF YOU TOLERATE THIS
YOUR CHILDREN WILL BE NEXT
GIL SCOTT-HERON – THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED
MARK STEWART – JERUSALEM
THE RUTS – BABYLON’S BURNING
THE CLASH – WHITE RIOT –
ELBOW – LEADERS OF THE FREE WORLD
THE WHO – WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN
THE JAM – THE ETON RIFLES
RADIOHEAD – NO SURPRISES
MARVIN GAYE – WHAT’S GOING ON
PAUL ROBESON – JOE HILL
BILLY BRAGG – THERE IS POWER IN A UNION
WOODY GUTHRIE – THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND
ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS – SHIPBUILDING
ROBERT WYATT – STALIN WASN’T STALLIN’
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS – REDEMPTION SONG
SHOW OF HANDS – ARROGANCE IGNORANCE AND GREED
X-RAY SPEX – OH BONDAGE, UP YOURS!
THE CLASH – LONDON’S BURNING
CHUMBAWAMBA – TUBTHUMPING
THE REDSKINS – KEEP ON KEEPING ON
I will be striking here in Exeter next Thursday, and are having a rally, which I’ve just found out Billy Bragg will be playing at…..Smashing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hji0VVOEFGo
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This: http://youtu.be/9nxkk8i5R_Y
We’re All in This Together, Suggestion for picket song.
http://www.reverbnation.com/tunepak/3260386
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