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69 results found for '"Merseyside"' in Keywords.
Sit-in at Plessey factory (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with unidentified female union spokesman (poss. Lily Allen, electricians’ union) about A sit-in at Plessey telecommunications factory in Kirkby, Merseyside in 03/77. Male interviewer not identified.
Vauxhall dispute talks (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Press interview with Cliff Keech, engineering union negotiator at Vauxhall, on talks with management aimed at reaching a settlement in a continuing pay dispute and ending possible strike action at the...
Ellesmere Port Vauxhall workers to strike (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with John Turnbull, union convenor at Vauxhall Motors in Ellesmere Port, about the decision of workers at the plant to go on strike in defiance of a nationwide rejection of industrial action....
Eric Heffer on British Leyland Speke closure (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Eric Heffer, Labour MP for Liverpool Walton, reacts to British Leyland’s announcement of their Speke assembly plant closure plans.
British Leyland Speke plant closure (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Quinton McFarland reports on reaction in Liverpool to the proposed Speke assembly plant closure. Frank Banton, Transport Union Secretary at the No. 2 factory, gives his response to Chris Stocking.
Robert Kilroy-Silk on British Leyland Speke closure (1978)
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- Interview
Labour MP Robert Kilroy-Silk attacks British Leyland’s closure of its Speke assembly plant. Male interviewer not identified.
Derek Robinson of Canley refuses Speke work (1978)
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- Interview
Leader of Canley shop stewards, Derek Robinson refuses to take any work from the Speke plant. He supports the Speke workers in regaining the capacity of Speke, and their fight against redundancy.
Eddie Loyden on BL and Birds Eye job losses (1978)
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- Interview
Eddie Loyden MP on the closures of British Leyland and Birds Eye plants on Merseyside. He says this could mean ten thousand people out of work in the Liverpool area.
Future of Kirkby Manufacturing and Engineering Cooperative (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Professor Tony Eccles on the future of industrial cooperatives, particularly Kirkby Manufacturing and Engineering (KME) on Merseyside. Interviewer not identified.
Vauxhall dispute - Union view (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with union negotiator Cliff Keech about the possibility of industrial action at the Vauxhall Motors plant at Ellesmere Port on the Wirral. Male interviewer not identified.