Angry shipworkers delay strike action.

From: The Daily Mail (London, England) | Date: July 13, 2001 | Copyright information

ANGRY Clydeside shipworkers yesterday steered away from immediate strike action in protest over 1,000 job cuts, opting instead for a 'campaign of opposition' through talks with management.

Workers' leaders will also meet Ministers in the coming days with a view to setting up a task force to bring new orders to the river.

The decision not to strike for the time being followed a series of mass meetings involving the 3,000 workers at BAe Systems' Govan and Scot-s...