We had to put all of these things in, because you weren’t going to give up, and obviously it was testing them.

When asked if she knew of any other similar disputes, Lee’s worker Bridie said ‘No. Never heard anything at all about any other occupations

Andy: So when you started the sit-in at Lee’s, had ye heard ae anything like that being done before?

Helen: No. Only thing I knew was, and I didn’t, I was a bit younger then, don’t suppose I paid attention… was the Upper Clyde [shipbuilders], mind their, theirs wis a work-in. Aye, theirs. I mean, that was all

Betty Wallace: No. No, we just thought we were the first, you know, apart from Jimmy Reid (UCS leader), ye know… he wis the first one I think that had did the sit-ins.

Agnes Quinn: Nope. Nut, the only thing that I ever knew, eh, growin’ up, wis like the miners’ strike, that’s really all I can remember.

Irene Steel: I think some other sewin’ place done one, didn’t they? I don’t know if that was after us or before us. Think it wis down in England some place… I think there wis a kinda sit-in, the same kinda idea.