LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Postal strike action halted

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

2 Apr 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:02:23

Description

Report on a postal workers strike over new technology, reduced overtime and part time workers being postponed - only to comply with government trade union legislation. Includes interviews with Mount Pleasant branch secretary Shaun Ryan and John Devereux(?); General Secretary of Union of Communication Workers, Alan Tuffin. Male reporter not identified (poss. Neil Mainland).

Contributors

Alan Tuffin; Neil Mainland?; Shaun Ryan; John Devereux(?)

Keywords

Legislation; London; Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Post offices; Postmen; Technological change; Post Office; Employment; Ballots; UCW; Part time employment; Mount Pleasant (sorting office)

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