The Shipbuilders' Clydeside "Work-In"

Witness History: Archive 2011 - A podcast by BBC World Service

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The story of one of the most dramatic labour disputes in British history - the union take over of shipyards on the Clyde when thousands of jobs were threatened in 1971.Photo: Sam Barr (2nd left), Jimmy Reid (2nd right) and colleagues in London for negotiations with the government.(Press Association)