Strikes in Scotland: Here are 17 pictures of Scottish industrial action in the 1960s

It seems likely that the cost of living crisis will see more people stage walkouts in a bid to increase their earnings in the face of soaring inflation.

But this kind of industrial action is nothing new, with a series of strikes impacting everything from school pupils to air travel more than 60 years ago.

Here are 17 pictures showing the strikers of the 1960s.

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