LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Unofficial industrial action on railways

Genre

Interview

TX Date

13 Aug 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:02:30

Description

Interview with NUR General Secretary Jimmy Knapp about the unofficial action being taken on the Eastern, Scottish and Western regional lines in response to a British Rail directive trying to impose driver-only trains on the routes. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Jimmy Knapp

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; British Rail; ASLEF; NUR; Railways; Railway transport; Railway workers; Train drivers

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