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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D1920/1/2/44
Former ReferenceA495/1
TitleUpper Clyde Shipbuilders' (UCS) campaign
Date1971
DescriptionCorrespondence concerning a recommendation by the Area Council that a sum of £1,000 should be donated to the Upper Clyde (UCS) Shipbuilders' campaign. The file includes a poster, leaflets and newsletters, as well as slips from the branches confirming whether they agree or disagree with the Area Council's recommendation.
Extent1 file
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorNational Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area
Administrative HistoryIn 1971 workers employed by the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders (UCS) chose to stage a 'work-in' rather than strike, following the liquidation of UCS, in an attempt to demonstrate the profitability of the shipyards.
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