1993 Dundee Timex Strike

Timex strike
Timex strike
Date	29 January – 28 August 1993
Location	Dundee, Scotland
Caused by	Cut in pay; Layoffs of some workers;
Goals	Prevent workers from being laid off; Demands for better pay;
Methods	Strike action; Mass picketing;
Resulted in	Peter Hall's resignation as company president; Closure of Timex factory in Dundee after 47 years; Workers of Timex factory made unemployed;
Parties
Timex Corporation;	Striking workers; Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union; Scottish Trade Union Congress; Other protestors;
Lead figures
	Peter Hall; John Dryfe; Mohammed Saleh; Gavin Laird; Jimmy Airlie; Harry McLevy; Charlie Malone; John Kydd;
Number
	~340 sacked striking workers; ~3,000 protesters;
Casualties
Death(s)	None
Injuries	Various
Arrested	38

The 1993 Dundee Timex strike was a major industrial dispute which took place in Dundee, Scotland, in 1993. The dispute, which was notable for its level of picket-line violence and the involvement of women, ended with the closure of the Timex plant in the city after 47 years. It is considered by historians to be the last of the large industrial disputes of late 20th century Britain.

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