In the article, I take down the general question of the Swedish trade union movement's attitude to technical renewal to the renewal of technology in a medium-sized mechanical workshop. The period is from 1980 to shortly after the mid-1990s, a period marked by industrial transformation with closures, sales and a growing globalization. As a source, I have a unique diary series from the chairman of the workshop club. The company was part of one of Sweden's largest industrial groups, which during an economic crisis switched from industrial operations to real estate and trade. In the diaries, the club chairman notes all the matters he and the board had on their table, not least to try to save the members' jobs. For a couple of years, the club tried to get the members to take over the ownership. Technology issues were not the most important but a recurring issue. During years of lack of investment funds, the club managed through an offensive policy and a series of tricks to get through investments to reduce accidents and improve working conditions.