Anecdotes
There was a life at the shipyard and a life outside the shipyard - a life that can be described by a single person's account of it. There are stories about the Workers Sports Club and all the other sports clubs, who competed with each other for members and which club was the best.
There are stories about how the workers lived, what they dreamt about and what they did in their spare time when not at work.
There are stories about wives, children and about the hard struggle to make a living. There are stories about how difficult it was to organise unions and what the costs were to those who led the way.
There are tales from directors and engineers and stories about the tough negotiations with the shipping companies, the employees and the committee members. There are stories about the formal and non-formal chain of command.
There are stories about the clever, the lazy, and the drunken or unlucky workers. There are nicknames for the workers in high and low positions.
We have chosen to bring all the stories under this heading, knowing full well that they do not do justice to the mouth-to-mouth sources.
Of course, some of these stories also appear in the history of the shipyard, as they are believed to be an important part of the shipyard's history.
There was a life at the shipyard and a life outside the shipyard - a life that can be described by a single person's account of it. There are stories about the Workers Sports Club and all the other sports clubs, who competed with each other for members and which club was the best.
There are stories about how the workers lived, what they dreamt about and what they did in their spare time when not at work.
There are stories about wives, children and about the hard struggle to make a living. There are stories about how difficult it was to organise unions and what the costs were to those who led the way.
There are tales from directors and engineers and stories about the tough negotiations with the shipping companies, the employees and the committee members. There are stories about the formal and non-formal chain of command.
There are stories about the clever, the lazy, and the drunken or unlucky workers. There are nicknames for the workers in high and low positions.
We have chosen to bring all the stories under this heading, knowing full well that they do not do justice to the mouth-to-mouth sources.
Of course, some of these stories also appear in the history of the shipyard, as they are believed to be an important part of the shipyard's history.
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