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9 results found for '"Gavin Laird"' in Contributors.
Swan Hunter dispute (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on Tyneside Swan Hunter shipbuilders’ decision not to end overtime ban and put in jeopardy their share of a Polish shipping order; interviews with Gavin Laird, Amalgamated Union of Engineering...
Job losses at the Clydebank Singer Factory (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Report on reaction to the announcement of workforce redundancies at the Singer factory in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland; trade unions trying to save jobs; Gavin Laird of the electricians’ union:...
Peugeot-Chrysler merger (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Jim Dallmeyer reports on Peugeot’s takeover of Chrysler. Trade union spokesman Grenville Hawley says there will be no closures of UK factories as a result. General Secretary of the Amalgamated Engineering...
Evaluation of Chrysler-Peugeot merger (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the Peugeot takeover of Chrysler UK after the Government approved the deal. Trade union leader Grenville Hawley says the unions will support the takeover, and Scottish Secretary Bruce Millan says...
TUC conference - AUEW and miners support votes (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on votes at the TUC conference in Blackpool in 09/85 about whether to eject the Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers (AUEW) from the Congress over the issue of Government ballot funds; and on...
TUC conference - AUEW agreement (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Report on an agreement at the TUC conference in Blackpool prior to a vote about whether to eject the Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers (AUEW) from the Congress over the issue of Government ballot...
TUC conference - Closing speeches (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Mark Mardell reports on the closing debates at the 1985 TUC conference in Blackpool with discussion on the fate of the AUEW and on the teachers’ strike. Speaking are Gavin Laird, AUEW; Eric Hammond, EEPTU;...
New union AEEU formed from merger (1992)
- Genre
- Interview
The Engineering Union, AEU, and the Electricians Union, EETPU, are to merge to form the Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union (AEEU). Mark Phillips talks to the general secretary of the new union,...
New Year’s Honours list (1994)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Lizzie Knight reports on the awards in the Queen’s New Years Honours list with honours to ordinary people for the first time. Includes interviews with Michael Bentine, comedian on his CBE; Alex Ferguson,...