H&W Shipyard Strike 1963

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H&W Shipyard Strike 1963

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Location

Belfast, Belfast docks, Belfast Harbour

Year

1963

Date

Production 29/11/1963

Length

03min 52sec

Audio

silent, sound

Format

16mm

black and white

Source

Funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland under the Archiving Scheme 2

Courtesy

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Department for Communities, ITV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

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. 

Notes

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.  

The industry went into decline in the 1950s and 60s and by the 80s, only 3,000 were employed. H&W went into administration in 2018 but has since been bought by the London-based energy firm, InfraStrata. 

Credits

An Ulster Television Production

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