British unions were so aggressive there was serious fear of a communist revolution in those times, or a military coup to prevent one. They forced a three day we

British unions were so aggressive there was serious fear of a communist revolution in those times, or a military coup to prevent one. They forced a three day week, rolling blackouts and an IMF bailout. Management doesn't deserve blame here, they were trying to keep their companies afloat in the face of people who were outright promoting Marxism and a government sympathetic to that / weak in the face of it. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41931869?seq=3 https://www.jstor.org/stable/41931869?seq=3 Sit-ins and factory occupations were inspired by the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders (UCS) work-in led by Jimmy Airlie, Sam Barr and Jimmy Reid, all leading [Communist Part] members.