Keetons strike action during 1980s

[woodmally]

Does anyone remember the company that was on strike virtually all through the 80s. They had a table near the Town Hall for collecting money for the strikers. I was only a kid so dont remember much.

 

It wasnt like a national industry or anything but they were constantly on strike. I cannot even remember what the strike was about.

[Steve51]

Think maybe Keetons,in Darnall..not sure though

[jimmy1975]

Does anyone remember the company that was on strike virtually all through the 80s. They had a table near the Town Hall for collecting money for the strikers. I was only a kid so dont remember much.

 

It wasnt like a national industry or anything but they were constantly on strike. I cannot even remember what the strike was about.

 

It was keetons.

 

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3227&highlight=keetons+darnall

[AdamSmith]

sounds like keetons, some good the strike did eh lads? company long gone along with your jobs, it went on for years and years outside the gates and they still didnt get the message....strikes dont work!

[melthebell]

yeah it was Keetons, me and a mate used to go down darnall and picket with em, also went round the supermarket and bought em food one time

[tonkatoy]

Think maybe Keetons,in Darnall..not sure though

 

I remember Keetons having folks sitting outside for years. I thought it was 1990s though. Perhaps the idiots were sitting outside for a couple of decades.

[melthebell]

sounds like keetons, some good the strike did eh lads? company long gone along with your jobs, it went on for years and years outside the gates and they still didnt get the message....strikes dont work!

 

in other words just get on with management taking the **** and lump it?

 

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I remember Keetons having folks sitting outside for years. I thought it was 1990s though. Perhaps the idiots were sitting outside for a couple of decades.

it was mid 80s till some point in the earlyish nineties?

[geared]

it went on for years and years outside the gates and they still didnt get the message....strikes dont work!

 

They didn't but seems like those in charge could see it for what it was.

 

My uncle was the union leader there who brought them all out on strike. After that he promptly quit and went to another job. One of the distgrunteld strikers burnt down his house

[tonkatoy]

in other words just get on with management taking the **** and lump it?

 

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it was mid 80s till some point in the earlyish nineties?

 

I bet that looks good on your CV.

 

"What were you doing for the last 10 years?"

 

"Oh I was picketing my last employer until they shut up shop and closed down."

[tinfoilhat]

I bet that looks good on your CV.

 

"What were you doing for the last 10 years?"

 

"Oh I was picketing my last employer until they shut up shop and closed down."

 

:hihi:

 

Mind you it was acceptable in eighties. It was acceptable at the time.