Title

Steel strike - Bill Sirs on future labour relations

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Apr 1980

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:03:38

Description

Bill Sirs, General Secretary of the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation (ISTC), on future labour relations between strikers and strike-breakers following the acceptance of a 14.4 percent pay offer made by the British Steel Corporation (BSC), meaning an end to the long-running steel strike. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Vivian White?).

Contributors

Vivian White?; Bill Sirs

Keywords

Trade unions; Industry; Strikes; Labour disputes; Wages; Labour relations; Steel industry; BSC; ISTC

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