Title

GCHQ trade union dispute

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

17 Feb 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:03:22

Description

Report on the GCHQ trade union dispute in which unions were banned by the Government due to fears of a conflict of loyalties impacting state security, and the speeches made by former Prime Minister James Callaghan and current Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock on the dispute (with excerpts from both speeches). Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

James Callaghan; Neil Kinnock

Keywords

Trade unions; Labour disputes; State security; Civil and political rights; Open and closed shop; Intelligence service; GCHQ; Central government; Trade union members

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