Mary Daniels (nee McLoughlin) a steel-worker's daughter, movingly recalls childhood days when her late father was a union representative at the John Summers & Sons steelworks in SHOTTON (Flintshire).
She tells of her dad's dedication to his job and the interests of the work-force he represented at a time when management was introducing new processes for production monitoring. On Memorably, on one occasion, when the future of steelmaking at Shotton was under threat, issues came to a head at a family tea-time.
At its peak, the Shotton Steel plant employed a workforce of over 13,000.
This clip is part of a living-heritage project, "Voices Of Steel". It was filmed during 2016 at the Kathleen & May Heritage Centre, Dock Road, Connahs Quay, Flintshire. All content (c) John Butler 2016