Title

SOGAT 82 conference

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

12 Jun 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:02:35

Description

Mark Mardell report on journalists reversing their decision to back printers in the News International dispute following a high wages and benefits offer. Also includes speech by Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock at the SOGAT 82 union conference in Scarborough in which he blames the Government for the strikes and criticises Rupert Murdoch’s management style.

Contributors

Neil Kinnock; Mark Mardell

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Newspapers; Wages; Conferences; Ballots; Rupert Murdoch; Journalists; Wapping; News International; Printers; SOGAT 82; Scarborough

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