Title

Why BR’s 11th hour bid failed

Genre

Interview

TX Date

15 Jan 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:02:30

Description

ASLEF General Secretary Ray Buckton summarises the meetings involved in the rail strikes, claiming agreements were made with reference to a productivity scheme, but no payment issues were dealt with. He confirms the strikes will go ahead.

Contributors

Ray Buckton

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Wages; British Rail; ASLEF; Railway workers; Labour productivity; Meetings

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