Unionised workplaces did provide some level of protection regarding working hours - especially important on the railways with passenger safety to be considered - however very early starts could be part of the job. Here former footplate man William Baldwin remembers the special system for making sure staff woke up on time.
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Kelvyn Jones describes his early work panel beating, pig farming, and at Watts and the J. Allen Rubber Company before going into a ‘man’s world’ of foundry work. His employers operated as Brico, then Lydmet, TN and Federal Mogul, and is now J.D. Normans. He worked at the cam shaft manufacturers for the next 34 years.
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