LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

ASLEF votes for tube strikes

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

19 Jul 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:03:14

Description

Paul Chapman reports from an ASLEF news conference. 76 percent of members have voted in favour of industrial action over pay. General Secretary Lew Adams is delighted by the ballot result. He apologizes to commuters for the inconvenience the strikes will cause. Liberal Democrat transport spokesman Paul Tyler says the Government should step in.

Contributors

Paul Chapman; Paul Tyler; Lew Adams

Keywords

Trade unions; Government; Strikes; Labour disputes; Wages; Labour relations; British Rail; ASLEF; London Underground; Underground railway networks; Train drivers

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