VIEWERS ITN's At Ten programme Friday March may have been startled to see a new entry to ITN's weekly jobs report.
In addition to their normal jobs lost, jobs created' categories had been added jobs saved'.
escorter matter of factly stated that the mainly women workers at Plessey Bathgate and Lovable Bra in Cumbernauld had saved 80 jobs each through sit-ins at respective factories.
mass meeting of Plessey workers March accept the terms offered to Inem.
At talks the previous between Plessey and Arthe firm which will take over the Bathgate factory guarantee was made to keep 80 jobs for at least one year.
Shop steward conSocialist Challenge 25 March 1982 venor, Ina scott said that she was 'proud to nave one son Although felt Ike curve on weret there was a danger we could be Tsking everyth tight 'Our was keep factory here. just ourselves, but for the people ot Bathaate and that's what I hope we have done one added inal sne could not hide her 'bitter disappointment that no more than jobs could be obtained'.
"The sit-in, which began January, was notable for the determination of women workforce to white Tient tor Ine jous the opted for Later, the bosses sacked those sitting in, depriving them of the thousands of pounds in redundancy pay and prosecuting them through the courts of which failed to shift Shop steward convenor Ina Scott the women.
Their fight to keep the their main aim and in TENS cessful.
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