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Sir Terence Beckett attacks unions (1978)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Interview
Sir Terence Beckett, Managing Director of the Ford motor company, criticises the unions’ refusal to discuss the efficiency of the workforce. Beckett claims that Ford is doing all it can to support the...
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...
BOC wage negotiations (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Chief union negotiator John Miller was pleased that the British Oxygen Company (BOC) ignored Prime Minister James Callaghan’s five percent wage increase guidelines during their negotiations. Miller claims...
Adrian Scott report on end of seal cull (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Adrian Scott reports that plans to cull seals in the Orkney Islands have been scrapped, although local hunters will still kill 2000 seal pups. Scott speaks to Jayne(?) Reed(?) of Greenpeace, who is delighted...
Verdict of misadventure at Liddle Towers inquest (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Police solicitor Brian Spoor speaks to reporters following the verdict of misadventure at the inquiry into the death of amateur boxer Liddle Towers. Liddle’s mother, Mary Towers, and sister, Marion Towers,...
Steve Harvey on arrival of Vietnamese refugees (1978)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
Reporter Steve Harvey speaks to aid worker James Stewart(?) about the arrival of 346 Vietnamese refugees at Stansted Airport. Stewart says that many of the refugees had never been on an aeroplane before and...
Len Murray on pay negotiations (1978)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
Report on the Government’s plans for workers to be paid a five percent pay rise. Len Murray, General Secretary of the TUC, insists that prices and not workers’ pay must be controlled. Murray adds that in...
Hospital workers’ dispute (1978)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the continuing pay dispute involving hospital ancillary staff and supervisors. The speakers include: David Ennals, Health Secretary; Colm O’Kane, COHSE. Male reporter not identified (poss. Ed...
Vauxhall dispute - Call for strike (1978)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Tom Maddocks reports on a call for strike action by union chairman Doug Lawrence at the Vauxhall Motors plant in Luton, with a rejection of the motion by the workforce. Includes excerpts from speech;...
Labour conference - Day’s issues (1978)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Peter Spencer reports on issues debated today at the Labour Party conference in Blackpool including the proposed pay policy, tackling racism in politics, election of the party leader, and nuclear weapons....