A SIT-IN by 35 women at a Glasgow garments factory in 1983 ended when it was announced the firm had gone into liquidation.
The liquidator had some words of comfort for the 87 staff of Priestman Needleman, of Thornliebank, when he told them parties had expressed an interest in the firm and that he hoped it would be sold as a going
concern.
The sit-in began after the employees claimed 37.5p had been docked from their wages because a meeting called by management during an
afternoon tea-break continued
15 minutes into the firm’s time.
Managing director Nevill Priestland said he and his
partner had decided to seek voluntary liquidation over the weekend.
Although he would give no particular reason why the firm had been put into iquidation said it was “very sad” the firm was in this position.
The company was solvent and had a full order book.
Liquidator Raymond Blin said the women had agreed to end the sit-in and a proportion of the workforce would start the following day to complete the outstanding orders.
The National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers vowed to work with the liquidators to save jobs.
Thomas Cook and Son travel agents were celebrating their newly painted premises in Gordon Street in 1983, and looking back to the beginnings of the business, when the band welcomed tourists at the station
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