Upper Clyde Shipbuilders
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Upper Clyde Shipbuilders was a major Scottish shipbuilding consortium on the River Clyde, known for its prominent role in the UK shipbuilding industry and the famous work-in protests of the early 1970s.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
consortium
ⓘ
defunct company ⓘ shipbuilding company ⓘ |
| aimOfWorkIn | to keep yards open and secure jobs ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Labour movement in Scotland
ⓘ
trade union movement ⓘ |
| causeOfCollapse |
financial difficulties
ⓘ
withdrawal of government support ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateDissolved | 1972 ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 1968 ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | 1972 ⓘ |
| employed | thousands of shipyard workers ⓘ |
| formedFrom |
Alexander Stephen and Sons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Connell and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company NERFINISHED ⓘ John Brown and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Yarrow Shipbuilders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1968 ⓘ |
| hadLeader |
Jimmy Airlie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jimmy Reid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadShareholder | British government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | symbol of industrial struggle in 1970s Britain ⓘ |
| industry | shipbuilding ⓘ |
| legacy |
influenced later debates on industrial policy in the UK
ⓘ
remembered as a landmark in Scottish labour history ⓘ |
| location |
Glasgow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Clyde NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| mainYard |
Clydebank yard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fairfield yard, Govan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive UK national press coverage in early 1970s ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
1971 work-in
ⓘ
work-in protests ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Heath government industrial policy ⓘ |
| product |
merchant ships
ⓘ
naval vessels ⓘ |
| protestType | work-in rather than strike ⓘ |
| reasonForNotability | site of famous work-in protests by shipyard workers ⓘ |
| received | UK government support ⓘ |
| regionServed | Clyde shipbuilding industry ⓘ |
| successor |
Govan Shipbuilders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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