Ian Lallow on Boatbuilding

Tracy: Did you have Trade Unions?

Yes, I was never a member of a Trade Union. You didn’t have to be but most of our chaps, with the exception of my knowledge, there was only about three or four that weren’t, but they seldom went to Trade Union meetings, let’s put it that way.

But we did have at one stage there was a strike, I can’t think exactly when it was, I’ve got a feeling it must have been in the ‘60s, and 90 per cent of the lads stayed away.

There was a couple came back into work and father sent them home until the strike was over.

That got around that. But, as I say, we never had any problem with the Unions, let’s put it that way, but they were there.