1993 Dundee Timex Strike

Timex strike
Timex strike
Date	29 January – 28 August 1993
Location	Dundee, Scotland
Caused by	Cut in pay; Layoffs of some workers;
Goals	Prevent workers from being laid off; Demands for better pay;
Methods	Strike action; Mass picketing;
Resulted in	Peter Hall's resignation as company president; Closure of Timex factory in Dundee after 47 years; Workers of Timex factory made unemployed;
Parties
Timex Corporation;	Striking workers; Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union; Scottish Trade Union Congress; Other protestors;
Lead figures
	Peter Hall; John Dryfe; Mohammed Saleh; Gavin Laird; Jimmy Airlie; Harry McLevy; Charlie Malone; John Kydd;
Number
	~340 sacked striking workers; ~3,000 protesters;
Casualties
Death(s)	None
Injuries	Various
Arrested	38

The 1993 Dundee Timex strike was a major industrial dispute which took place in Dundee, Scotland, in 1993. The dispute, which was notable for its level of picket-line violence and the involvement of women, ended with the closure of the Timex plant in the city after 47 years. It is considered by historians to be the last of the large industrial disputes of late 20th century Britain.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

^ Nicholson, Susan (26 January 2023). "'Pushed aside as our jobs were taken' - 30 years since Timex strike". STV News. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
^ "MS 272 Timex (George Mason) Collection". Archive Services Online Catalogue. University of Dundee. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
^ "Timex closes Dundee factory: Company leaves city after bitter dispute". The Independent. 30 August 1993. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
^ Wright, Valerie; Phillips, Jim; Tomlinson, Jim (1 April 2021). "Defending the right to work: the 1983 Timex workers' occupation in Dundee". Labour History Review. 86 (1): 63–90. doi:10.3828/lhr.2021.4. ISSN 0961-5652. S2CID 234811788.
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[:4-1] Nicholson, Susan (26 January 2023). "'Pushed aside as our jobs were taken' - 30 years since Timex strike". STV News. Retrieved 4 February 2023.

[Catalogue-2] "MS 272 Timex (George Mason) Collection". Archive Services Online Catalogue. University of Dundee. Retrieved 15 May 2016.

[Independent-3] "Timex closes Dundee factory: Company leaves city after bitter dispute". The Independent. 30 August 1993. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2012.

[:0-4] Wright, Valerie; Phillips, Jim; Tomlinson, Jim (1 April 2021). "Defending the right to work: the 1983 Timex workers' occupation in Dundee". Labour History Review. 86 (1): 63–90. doi:10.3828/lhr.2021.4. ISSN 0961-5652. S2CID 234811788.

[:3-5] Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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