Title

Jimmy Knapp on rail strikes

Genre

Interview

TX Date

16 Jun 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:04:14

Description

Rail workers have voted for industrial action on both British Rail and the Underground. The National Union of Railmen (NUR) held three separate ballots for its members. They voted nearly two to one in favour of a national overtime ban on BR, narrowly supported twenty-four hour strikes on the railways and overwhelmingly suported the call to make the unofficial strike action on the tube official. NUR General Secretary Jimmy Knapp says he’s delighted with the response from the membership. (Scottish) female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Jimmy Knapp

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Wages; British Rail; NUR; London Underground; Underground railway networks; Ballots; Railway services

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