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QE2 to be refitted in Germany not UK (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with shipbuilders union leader Colin Lowry on the union reaction to news that cruise liner the QE2 will be refitted in Germany, not the UK. In the context of British shipbuilders being under threat...
Threats to Sid Weighell’s life (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with former General Secretary of the NUR Sid Weighell as he promotes his book entitled A Hundred Years of Railway Weighells. He talks about attemps made on his life during the rail dispute of 1982....
CBI on 3 percent wage ceiling (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a CBI spokesman about the Government plan to set a 3 percent wage increase ceiling and why he thinks they have done it. Male speaker and interviewer not identified.
Dunlop sale to Japanese firm (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Dunlop Chairman Sir Campbell Fraser about selling part of the European capacity to Japanese firm Sumitomo Rubber Industries. Male interviewer not identified.
Scargill on opposition to Solidarity union (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with NUM President Arthur Scargill about his comments against the Polish trade union Solidarity in a letter published in Newsline. Interviewer not heard.
Engineering workers pay claim (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with engineers’ union President Terry Duffy about their pay claim compared to European competitors. Female interviewer not identified.
TUC and Tebbit meet over union law reform (1983)
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- News report; Press conference; Interview
Report on a discussion between the TUC and Employment Secretary Norman Tebbit about trade union members having control of their own unions as Tebbit has proposed new legislation on unions. TUC General...
Ian MacGregor on coal industry future (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with NCB Chairman Ian MacGregor predicting a gloomy future for the mining industry if miners continue the overtime ban. Female interviewer not identified.
Robert Maxwell on Park Royal dispute (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with media proprietor Robert Maxwell about the dispute at his printing works of British Printing and Communications Corporation at Park Royal industrial estate in West London. Female interviewer...
Robert Maxwell on Park Royal dispute (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with media proprietor Robert Maxwell about the dispute at his printing works of British Printing and Communications Corporation at Park Royal industrial estate in West London, how many jobs are at...