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Lee Jeans Factory Sit-in

Mark Stephen meets women who worked at the former Lee Jeans factory in Greenock and hears about their dramatic 7 month sit-in.

When women at the Lee Jeans factory in Greenock heard that their textile factory was to be closed, they barricaded themselves in and embarked on a 7 month sit-in. Mark Stephen returns with them to the site of the former factory to discover more about this significant chapter in Scotland's labour history.

28 minutes

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Sun 8 May 2022 06:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland

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