500 dockers at a meeting called by the unofficial strike committee on Wednesday 20th October, voted overwhelmingly to return to work on Monday 25th. An official TGWU meeting the morning before had broken up after only ten minutes when Mr, Tom Davies, the union's port officer, had refused to allow questions or discussion from the floor, By this time, in the words of the Financial Times correspondent, the issues had widened far beyond the original dispute - over the handing of packaged timber. Instead it had become the latest manifestation of the dockers! widespread lack of confidence in TGWU docks officials.
The WeekThe Week Vol. 4, No. 16, 28 October 1965
Bristol and Avonmouth Dockers Return
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