Shipbuilding Industry (Birkenhead and Barrow-in-Furness) (Hansard, 26 February 1969)

§ Mr. Brooks
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity whether she will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the details of the industrial disputes, official and unofficial, which have affected the shipbuilding industry in Birkenhead and in Barrow-in-Furness, respectively,

Area Date of stoppage Number of workers directly and indirectly involved Number of working days lost Cause or object

Birkenhead 16th March to 5th June, 1964 1,260 54,000 Claim by shipwrights for a wage increase of 1s. per hour.

Barrow-in-Furness. 13th July to 20th October, 1964. 135 7,900 In support of a claim for an increase in wages.

5th June to 3rd December, 1968. 420 39,800 Protest by apprentices against the introduction of a new pay structure

1st July to 12th July, 1968 920 9,200 In support of a claim for parity in repair allowances.

3rd July (still in progress at end of 1968). 1,845 166,000 Inter-union demarcation dispute over allocation of certain work.

9th September (still in progress at end of 1968). 70 5,400 In support of fitters and apprentices already in dispute (see above).

In addition, my Department's records show that a further 4,000 working days approximately were lost at Birkenhead
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§ Mr. Fernyhough
The D.E.P.'s annual mid-year estimates of employees, analysed by age group, include the registered unemployed but exclude employers and self-employed. Estimates for 1966 and 1967—the latest year for which information is currently available—are shown below as percentages of the estimated mid-year Home Population, together with 1966 Census of Population based percentages of the enumerated population who were in employment (including the self-employed but excluding the unemployed).
during the past five years; and whether she will give the total number of days lost in each year as a result of such disputes.

§ Mr. Hattersley
In the five years ending 31st December, 1968, the following principal stoppages—5,000 or more working days lost—occurred in the shipbuilding industry at Birkenhead and Barrow-in-Furness:
and a further 7,500 approximately at Barrow-in-Furness in smaller stoppages which took place during the period.

Area	Date of stoppage	Number of workers directly and indirectly involved	Number of working days lost	Cause or object
Birkenhead	16th March to 5th June, 1964	1,260	54,000	Claim by shipwrights for a wage increase of 1s. per hour.
Barrow-in-Furness.	13th July to 20th October, 1964.	135	7,900	In support of a claim for an increase in wages.
	5th June to 3rd December, 1968.	420	39,800	Protest by apprentices against the introduction of a new pay structure
	1st July to 12th July, 1968	920	9,200	In support of a claim for parity in repair allowances.
	3rd July (still in progress at end of 1968).	1,845	166,000	Inter-union demarcation dispute over allocation of certain work.
	9th September (still in progress at end of 1968).	70	5,400	In support of fitters and apprentices already in dispute (see above).