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Frank Apps on press coverage of lorry driver’s strike (1979)
- Genre
- Speech
Lorry driver Frank Apps(?) accuses the press of distorting the truth during the lorry strike. Speech at the TGWU conference in Scarborough.
Ken Gill on trade union law reforms (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Leader of the engineering union, Ken Gill, criticises Government trade union reform proposals. Male interviewer not identified.
Stan Pemberton on trade union law reforms (1979)
- Genre
- Speech
Stan Pemberton of the TGWU makes a speech attacking the Conservative Government proposals for trade union reform.
CBI view on trade union law reform (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
A CBI (Confederation of British Industry) spokesman criticises the trade union opposition to Government reforms arguing that change is needed. Male speaker and interviewer not identified.
Shipbuilding contraction dispute (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Leader of the boilermen’s union, John Chalmers, on the progress of talks between his union and employers over contraction. Male interviewer not identified.
Moss Evans on trade union law reform (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
General Secretary of the TGWU union, Moss Evans, criticises the Government proposals for trade union reform and predicts that the unions will be blamed for industrial failure. Male interviewer not identified.
Pay offer rejected (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview on the pay offer made to trade union members being rejected in a ballot and whether industrial action will now take place. No further context as to which dispute this is. Male speaker and...
Times newspaper dispute (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an unidentified male speaker (describing himself as a historian - poss, Hugh Trevor-Roper) on a meeting intended to end the ongoing dispute at The Times newspaper. Male interviewer not...
Times newspaper dispute (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview on trade unions not accepting a document aimed at settling a labour dispute at The Times newspaper. No further context as to which dispute. Male speaker and interviewer not identified. Some...
ITV pay dispute (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
ACTT trade union spokesman threatens industrial action after rejecting ITV offers for a pay and working conditions settlement. Male speaker and interviewer not identified.