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28 results found for '"Ford Motor Company"' in Keywords.
Ford Bridgend plant (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Eric Varley, Secretary of State for Industry, on Ford’s decision to build a £250 million factory at Bridgend, Wales. Male interviewer not identified.
Evans on Ford pay offer (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Jill Lourie reports on Ford’s 12% pay offer. Includes commnet by Moss Evans, General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU).
Ron Todd on why Ford workers ended their strike (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Union member Ron Todd explains the terms which resulted in the end of strikes at the Ford Motor Company. The terms included a shorter working week, a line workers allowance and more holiday allowance....
Terence Beckett on Ford strikes (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Chairman of Ford, Sir Terence Beckett talks of the scheme offered to the striking Ford employees, and shows confidence in the outcome after a long and damaging strike. He claims it is not an inflationary...
Terence Beckett on Ford strikes (1978)
- Genre
- Speech
Sir Terence Beckett, Ford Chairman, explains the losses caused by the strikes at Ford, and the amount of money lost to the British economy. The unions removed security guards and fireman which left the...
Clive Jenkins on Ford settlement (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
ASTMS leader Clive Jenkins shows his anger at the Government for the sanctions put on the Ford Motor Company following recent strikes. Interviewer not identified.
Rejection of Vauxhall pay offer (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Peter Gould reports on talks between Vauxhall management and union representatives. Jack Whyman, leader of the union delegation, says they have rejected the first pay offer put forward by Vauxhall. It is...
Union reaction to Ford pay offer (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with TGWU leader Ron Todd about a twelve and a half percent pay offer by Ford Motor Company. Male interviewer not identified.
Ford dispute - wives meeting in Southampton (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Telephone interview with Jean Russell, wife of a Ford worker, on a meeting at the company’s Southampton plant by wives aimed at getting their husbands back to work during a labour dispute over wages, and...
Ford dispute - rejection of offer (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Bernard Passingham, TGWU negotiator at Ford, on the rejection of a seventeen percent pay offer by workers. Male interviewer not identified.