Jimmy Robinson reports on the strike at Harland & Wolff in November, 1963. 2,100 men, mostly boilermates, were sacked for protesting against redundancy. Unions and management met for talks. Jimmy interviews union representatives Kennedy and Scott on the results of the talks, with one calling it a “mishap” and hopeful matters will be concluded quickly. 

In 1963, Harland and Wolff employed over 12,000  - still a far cry from its peak of 35,000 during the war. Founded in 1861, the shipyard produced 1600 ships of all kinds including the Titanic and repaired thousands more.  

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