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16 results found for '"UNISON"' in Keywords.
Bill Sirs on rumours that ISTC may join SDP (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Bill Sirs of the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation (ISTC) on rumours that the union will join the Social and Democratic Party (SDP). He says we all have rogue elephants in our midst. Male interviewer not...
London ambulance workers support Poole’s leadership and vote against strike ballot (1990)
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- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Following a shop stewards’ vote against a strike ballot, ambulance workers in north London express their total support for the leadership of Roger Poole, Secretary of Unison. Poole says union members will...
New union founded - Unison (1993)
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- Interview
The country’s newest and biggest union, Unison, has come into existence today. An amalgamation of NALGO, COHSE and NUPE, it has 1.4 million members in the public services. Nicky Broyd speaks to its first...
Hospital strikes over ward closures (1993)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview live from radio car with Hannah Freeland from union Unison on proposed strike action by nurses and porters at Univeristy College Hospital and Middlesex Hospital over ward closures, what the...
Alan Jinkinson on state of the NHS (1993)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with General Secretary of UNISON Alan Jinkinson, on the current state of the NHS, reforms and problems with underfunding. He is due to address the NHS Emercency Day demonstration rally in London...
Guy’s Hospital to lose services (1994)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
Chris Chambers reports on the announcement that Guy’s Hospital in London is to lose most of its key services to St Thomas’ Hospital. With comment from Dr David Bahari, who has announced his resignation...
London hospitals shake-up (1994)
- Genre
- Interview
Angela Rippon talks to Health Secretary, Virginia Bottomley about the shake-up of London’s hospital services. Guy’s Hospital is to become a centre for teaching and research while other services will be...
Weather conditions cause chaos (1994)
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- Interview; News report
Mark Phillips reports on conditions after bad weather caused chaos on the roads. With comment from Unison spokesman Chris Humphreys(?), Nigel Davidson of the RAC, Shadow Social Security Secretary Donald...
London in the big freeze (1994)
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- Interview; News report
Chris Chambers reports on how London has been coping with snow and bad weather conditions and asks whether anything has been learned from past experience. Edmund King from the RAC says the chaos could have...
Disagreement over A & E closures (1994)
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- Interview
Interview with Dave Osborne(?) of the trade union Unison, about the proposed closure of Accident and Emergency units in London, St Thomas’ and Guy’s Hospitals. Interviewer not heard.