Triumph Motorcycles, Meriden Documentary

[Matt Bleck]

Very interesting, original 1983 documentary about the struggle for survival of the Triumph workers Co-Operative in the Meriden works.

Part 1:

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Part 2:

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Part 3:

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Part 4:

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Part 5:

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[KiwiRat]

"Eh oop chook.

Were joost of darn't Rovers to see Ena."

My how times have changed. That's probably the last time we will ever get to see a workers' co-op purchase a vehicle manufacturer. Which is a shame really.

[RentaTriumph]

[QUOTE=Matt Bleck;1716858]Very interesting, original 1983 documentary about the struggle for survival of the Triumph workers Co-Operative in the Meriden works.


Interesting stuff, thanks for posting Matt. Ironical that now Triumph can't produce enough bikes to meet demand even with plants in Thailand.

[Motu]

The ultimate aim of a Union...to form a Co-op.Not that I'm against that,it was bloody exiting at the time - locking out the management and taking control!

Anyone who has run a struggling business that needs injection of unavailable funds would know what they were going through.It's alright to sit back and say ''They should of...'',but try actually being there,it was a hopeless case.