LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Labour conference - Wage policy rejected

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

2 Oct 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:03:36

Description

Peter Allen reports on the Labour Party conference in Blackpool’s debate on leader and Prime Minister James Callaghan’s five percent pay policy, union rejection and so overall conference rejection of the policy. With announcement of result; speeches by Deputy Prime Minister Michael Foot; General Secretary of NUPE, Alan Fisher; President of the NUM, Joe Gormley; General Secretary of the NUR, Sid Weighell.

Contributors

James Callaghan; Alan Fisher; Peter Allen; Sidney Weighell; Joe Gormley; Denis Healey; Michael Foot

Keywords

Trade unions; Labour Party; Wage policy; Political conferences; James Callaghan; Political parties; Conferences; Economic systems; Blackpool

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