Tyne Tees Television reporter Peter Holland interviews a man who is leaving his job at the Propytex Ltd factory in Hartlepool due to cash shortages within the company. The report was transmitted 15 October 1974. Standing beside a factory unit, a man explains to Tyne Tees Television reporter Peter Holland that he is leaving Propytex because of a shortage of money. He is a married man with three children who all need feeding and clothing and Social Security will pay £22 a week. He is reluctant...

Tyne Tees Television reporter Peter Holland interviews a man who is leaving his job at the Propytex Ltd factory in Hartlepool due to cash shortages within the company. The report was transmitted 15 October 1974. Standing beside a factory unit, a man explains to Tyne Tees Television reporter Peter Holland that he is leaving Propytex because of a shortage of money. He is a married man with three children who all need feeding and clothing and Social Security will pay £22 a week. He is reluctant and didn’t want to leave, however the cash flow problems with the company are why he is going. He earned around £45 a week, but now it’s £22. His wife also works and without her support he couldn’t have gone on as long as he has. She understands the ten week struggle at the factory, but he is now reluctant to go to work. He wants to work for Propytex, and has fought for the past twelve weeks to keep it open. However, the current shortage of money means he has to leave and get another job. He believes around 50 per cent of the workforce is feeling the strain and will also be leaving. However, he would come back to Propytex should the situation get better.