Briant Colour Work-in News, 1973
1973 1970-74 "Briant Colour Work-in News, 1973" [BW0055], 1973, Trades Union Congress In June 1972, faced with one minute's notice of liquidation and closure, 130 workers at Briant Colour Printing on Old Kent Road in South London started a work-in. The trade unions to which the BCP wo...
| Institution: | TUC - Trade Union Congress Library |
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| Language: | English |
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London
1973
United Kingdom |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10796/D1447C13-E31C-4C69-8FD6-8BB208CDBBFD http://hdl.handle.net/10796/25EC02C2-BB5E-497A-A03B-FD313C4E58A4 |
| Summary: | 1973
1970-74
"Briant Colour Work-in News, 1973" [BW0055], 1973, Trades Union Congress
In June 1972, faced with one minute's notice of liquidation and closure, 130 workers at Briant Colour Printing on Old Kent Road in South London started a work-in. The trade unions to which the BCP workers belonged, mainly Society of Graphical and Allied Trades (SOGAT), the National Society of Operative Printers and Assistants (NATSOPA) and the National Graphical Association (NGA), declared the action official and consequently paid out strike support. Under the leadership of shop steward, Bill Freeman (shown here centre with sun-glasses and black shirt), the workers occupied the plant and stayed for over a year until July 1973 when a new owner was found. However the works finally closed in November 1973. Whilst under workers' control, the worker occupation became the unofficial print shop for the struggles of the day. |
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| Physical Description: | Newspaper TEXT |