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32 results found for '"Hauliers"' in Keywords.
Petrol tanker drivers may strike (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with local branch secretary of the TGWU, Jack Ashwell, on the possible repercussions of the petrol tank drivers overtime ban, on possible strike action, and on the settlement they are looking for...
Lorry driver strikes (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview about the impact of the lorry driver strikes on the general public and industries. Also about who is to blame for the strikes, and whether the government should create a state of emergency.
Petroleum company profits (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a spokesman for a British petroleum company (prob. BP) about the latest yearly profits following the Iranian revolution and tanker drivers’ strike. Male speaker and interviewer not identified.
Tachographs to be introduced (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with John O’Connor of the Road Haulage Association on the introduction of tachographs into working vehicles and lorries. He comments on the disadvantages and advantages. Male interviewer not...
Tachometers in lorries (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Hugh Featherstone of Freight Transport Association on legislation making tachometers compulsory in lorry cabs in the UK. Male interviewer not identified. Telephone interview.
Road haulage dispute (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on problems delivering essential supplies during the road haulage dispute in 1979, effects of secondary picketing, possible solutions to dispute. Includes interviews with Paul Stringfellow, National...
Strikes - Terence Beckett speech (1979)
- Genre
- Speech
Sir Terence Beckett gives a speech to the Road Haulage Association about government and trade union involvement in strikes, says power has gone from unions to individuals.
No need for panic buying (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, John Silkin urges calm, and claims there is no need for panic buying in the current (lorry drivers?) strikes. He voices his optimism a national state of...
State of emergency needed in UK? (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Conservative politician Sir Geoffrey Howe on the economy, says the country is no better off than it was 5 years ago under the Labour Government. As the lorry drivers’ strikes continue, Howe regrets the...
Price freeze opposed (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Labour MP Eric Heffer opposes the call for a wage and price freeze during the lorry drivers’ strikes, calling them unpractical, and claiming should they go ahead, public opinion would be very much against...