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61 results found for '"Labour productivity"' in Keywords.
Coal prices speech (1975)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech on rising coal prices in a period of high inflation and how this could restrict growth and possibly lead to unemployment in the coal mining industry. Speaker not identified (poss. Derek Ezra, head of...
Pit explosion discussed (1975)
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate
Speech in the Commons by Dennis Skinner MP, on the explosion at Houghton Main Colliery in south Yorkshire that has resulted in five deaths and one man with serious injuries. Asks that investigation takes...
British steel industry (1976)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Spencer interviews the new Chairman of British Steel Charles Villiers about British steel profitability, the world recession, how much other nations make, British government influence, why he took the...
James Callaghan on the future of the British economy (1976)
- Genre
- Speech
UK Prime Minister James Callaghan makes a speech at the Lord Mayor’s banquet, at the Mansion House in London, on the future of the British economy. The City of London, the CBI, the TUC and the Government...
Funeral directors strike (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Roy Wheeler, National Union of Funeral Service Operatives, during a strike by London funeral workers, on a possible agreement on pay and productivity which will be presented to ACAS in an...
Air traffic control assistants strikes cause delays (1977)
- Genre
- News report
Air traffic control assistants have gone on strike due to a pay control the Government had applied. Pay controls are abandoned, and the assistants now want the pay they are owed. The government insists the...
Air traffic controller strike (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Air traffic control assistants have been given a warning by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on their return to work stating that any further industrial action would result in an indefinite suspension from...
Air traffic control strike talks (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
A member of the Air Traffic Controllers Union describes the meetings which are taking place, and the stand-off over pay which still exists. The spokesman claims the strikers are within 48 hours of a clear...
Hayes at the weekend (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; Talk show
Hayes at the Weekend looks back at the week’s topical shows. Includes interviews with Jack Dunn, General Secretary of Kent NUM on miners rejecting a pay incentive scheme, productivity, hazardous work and...
Brian Hayes show (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; Discussion; News bulletin; Phone-in; Advertisement
Brian Hayes show talks to economist, Professor Walter W. Rostow on the British and world economy coinciding with the publication of his book: The World Economy: History and Prospect. Includes phone-in with...