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The Rise and Fall of Timex Dundee

1993: Scotland’s last full-blooded strike. For most, working for Timex had been a source of pride, good pay and conditions - it would all end in betrayal and bitter disappointment.

Shown as part of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scotland's People Power season

1993 - Scotland’s last full-blooded strike. Thousands of protestors, police and press outside the Timex Camperdown Factory. The furious death throes of an industry that had employed generations of Dundonians - the vast majority women. For most, working for Timex had been a source of pride, good pay and conditions. It would all end in betrayal and bitter disappointment.

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Sun 5 Oct 2025 21:00

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