CBR Jersey Mills Papers

This material is held atUniversity of Sussex Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 181 SxMs 32
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1967-1968
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English.
  • Physical Description
    • One box; 0.4 cubic feet

Scope and Content

Five files of manuscript, typescript and printed papers, containing circulars, correspondence, leaflets, notes, photographs, press-releases, statements, etc. Papers concern conditions of service, outbreak and conduct of the strike, and involve the Ministry of Labour and other government agents, and the National Union of Hosiery and Knitwear Workers and other unions.

Administrative / Biographical History

CBR Jersey Mills Ltd owned a clothing factory in Shanklin Road, Brighton. In an industrial dispute during 1967-68, the workforce went on strike and was locked out. Mike Taylor was secretary to the 'CBR Lockout Committee'. He was later (1975) a Health Service Officer with the National Union of Public Employees.

Access Information

Items in the collection may be consulted for the purpose of private study and personal research, within the controlled environment and restrictions of The Keep's Reading Rooms.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Mike Taylor, January 1976

Note

Prepared by John Farrant, September 2002.

Other Finding Aids

An online description is available on The Keep's website.

Conditions Governing Use

COPIES FOR PRIVATE STUDY: Subject to copyright, conditions imposed by owners and protecting the documents, digital copies can be made.

PUBLICATION: A reader wishing to publish material in the collection should contact the Head of Special Collections, in writing. The reader is responsible for obtaining permission to publish from the copyright owner.