End of an era: MolyCop workers clock off for the last time

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00:00 [crowd cheering]

00:07 How did it feel walking out of those gates today?

00:10 I think I can see the tears already coming out.

00:16 It's very sad to lose your workmates.

00:20 After 33 years we've had a lot of long-term friendships that, you know,

00:25 we spend more time with the blokes at work than we do at home with our own family.

00:30 So it's been a pretty tough time, personally.

00:35 Yeah, you can see the tears, yeah.

00:38 I think 90% of the blokes have actually gone and got a new job, which is tremendous.

00:43 Very few haven't got a job yet, but hopefully they will get a job.

00:48 And the blokes that have been here, like myself, 30 years plus, moving into retirement.

00:54 It's awesome for people that have made it to that age to actually enjoy their retirement.

01:01 The Molly Cop over the years has provided a great family.

01:05 To be able to feed them, clothe them, put a roof over their head.

01:09 It's like everyone here. It's a place that's supported the community.

01:13 So whether it's the local fish and chip shop, whether it's the local real estate,

01:17 whether it's our rents or whatever it is, it's supported the community with a lot of money.

01:24 How did you guys feel seeing everyone walk out for the last time today?

01:32 Very sad. Emotional.

01:35 What makes you so emotionally attached to the job here?

01:39 We've been here for five years, so these guys are like family.

01:43 Big brothers to us.

01:47 And as a working environment, is it like a little community in itself?

01:53 Can you tell me a little bit about what it was actually like to work here?

01:56 Fun. We had fun. We were all like a family.

02:01 One of the teams, even though we were all playing in one of the teams.

02:05 One of the boys, that's right.

02:07 They were like brothers. We could rip them off, they could rip us off.

02:10 It was a lot of fun today.

02:13 [applause]

02:19 [BLANK_AUDIO]