Name/TitleBadge: AEEU-TIMEX
About this objectSmall round gold-coloured pin badge with red and blue enamel segments featuring the words '83 ~ AEEU ~ 93 ~ Sacked Then ~ Sacked Now ~ Still Fighting' around the central word 'TIMEX'.
MakerAmalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union
Date Made1993
Period1990s
Medium and MaterialsInorganic, metal and enamel
MeasurementsDia: 26 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsStrike action
Subject and Association Keywordssolidarity, unity
Subject and Association DescriptionA Life in Badges – interviewing Anne Begg MP, in Aberdeen: https://womenslibrary.org.uk/2013/07/31/a-life-in-badges-interviewing-anne-begg-mp-in-aberdeen
The 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, resulted in the closure of the Timex plant in the city after 47 years:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timex_strike
GWL volunteer Becky created this great thread about the strike:
https://twitter.com/beccamale/status/1494072526607110155?s=12
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBadge
Object numberGWL-2013-50-13
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved