LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Firemen’s strike

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:02:52

Description

Report on the meetings being held at TUC headquarters, on firemen’s pay offer. Striking firemen are demonstrating outside and shout at Terry Parr, firemen’s union leader as he announces results of meeting through a loudhailer, and AEUW leader Ken Gill. TUC will now not support firemen in their claim of a 30% wage increase. Reporter not identified.

Contributors

Ken Gill; Terry Parry

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Wages; Wage policy; TUC; Demonstrations; AEUW; Fire fighters; Fire services

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