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kev · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 2:18 pm Post subject:

My old Govan Shipbuilders rule book from 1977

It was quite draconion and you could get the bag for any number of offences..even playing football on the old overgrown pitch Dave was talking about and still visible on the aeriel shot

Once you left the training centre and went into the yard proper the first thing you had to do was join the union
I trained as a Caulker/Burner/Driller/Riviter Which was a hard job involving the use of compressed air percussion machines to drill holes and cut steel..Thankfully I dont have to use them now

It was a great life learning experiance working in the yards and lots of memories..Would Iwork there again? No way

norrie · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 3:43 pm Post subject:

I wish, I had kept my Apprentice union book for the Boilermakers, alas it was tossed when I moved house.
I worked in Structural Engineering most of my life, then Babcock for 19 years, till 1993
I still stop and watch steel structures being erected, take photos too

Bye for now, norrie
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Alex Glass · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:42 pm Post subject:

Nice one Kev

I had all my payslips from my first job. Not as interesting as your Rule Book or your apprentice card. I also have an old book somewhere in my loft with old photos of BSC Tubes Tollcross Works. Will really need to try and find that.
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cybers · Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 12:39 am Post subject:

Brilliant Kev...

Alex does the council still use the GMB ?
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Alex Glass · Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 12:46 am Post subject:

By that do you mean are there still members of the Council's staff who are members of the GMB. That would be yes Cybers.

Think they are mainly in Parks and Cleansing.
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cybers · Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 1:53 am Post subject:

Was the "Clenny" i was thinking about Alex ...
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norrie · Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 9:57 am Post subject:

Most concierge are with GMB, a few Unison.
Bye for now, norrie
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designerdave · Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 3:47 pm Post subject: Rule book

Kev, thats brilliant.

As you said, pretty severe when you look at it now. Imagine the trouble caused playing football on a football park in your lunch-break? Chaos no doubt.

Also, I had to laugh at the part where its says;

"Tussling, annoying, molesting or interfering with fellow employees"!!! Dont remember any of that kind of thing going on . . . although if they started bagging folk for being annoying, who'd be left to build the ships?

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namestain · Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 2:09 pm Post subject: when the cows came home . . .

Greenlees Road Going up

Fantastic ! thanks for posting the c'lang pics.

I think the cows are definitely headed for that field at the far end of the picture where I now live in a 90 year old house !

namestain

p.s. can't quite make out the date on the picture - is it 1867 ?

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norrie · Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 2:53 pm Post subject:

Hi namestain, imagine that happening today, what would the neighbours say about the mess.

Are you origianlly from Cambuslang or are you like me, living in Rutherglen but will always be an incomer

Bye for now, norrie

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