How the occupation of a watch factory became one of the iconic labor struggles after May 1968 In 1973, faced with massive layoffs, workers at the legendary Lip watch firm in Besan on, France, occupied their factory to demand that no one lose their job.
Their actions recaptured the ideals of May 1968, when 11 million workers had gone on strike to demand greater autonomy and to overturn t.
They seized watches and watch parts, assembled and sold watches, and paid their own salaries.
How the occupation of a watch factory became one of the iconic labor struggles after May 1968 In 1973, faced with massive layoffs, workers at the legendary Lip watch firm in Besan on, France, occupied their factory to demand that no one lose their job
