LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Dockers vote for strike

Genre

Interview

TX Date

19 May 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:24

Description

Interview with TGWU union leader Ron Todd about the possibility of dock workers taking strike action across the country, following the highest turnout ever at a union meeting. Seventy-four percent of the registered dockers voted in favour of a walkout following plans to abolish the National Dock Labour Scheme. Female reporter not identified (poss. Margaret Shiels).

Contributors

Ron Todd; Margaret Shiels?

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; TGWU; UK; Dock workers; Manual workers

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