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Len Murray on anti-Conservative action (1979)
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- Interview
TUC General Secretary Len Murray, on the possibility of demonstration and of industrial action. Murray makes no distinction between arguing with the government and campaigning on the streets. Male...
Len Murray on anti-Conservative action (1979)
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- Interview
TUC General Secretary Len Murray finds Conservative Party ideologies and policies disturbing, and wants to offer a constructive alternative. He says campaigning can take many forms, and the TUC’s strategy...
Len Murray on strike insurance (1979)
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- Interview
TUC General Secretary Len Murray, on businesses taking out insurance against strikes. Murray believes such a practice might have a beneficial effect on working conditions and industrial relations. Male...
Bill Sirs on steel strike threat (1979)
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- Interview
Bill Sirs, leader of the Iron and Steel Trades Federation, on possible industrial action. He confirms the ISTC could act alone as other unions are not supporting action. A refusal to work overtime could...
Rail industrial action (1979)
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- Interview
NUR Deputy General Secretary Charles Turnock, on the likely escalation of the present industrial action. Other rail unions are supportive, although they will not jeopardize negotiations with British Rail by...
Ken Graham on industrial relations (1979)
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- Interview
TUC Assistant General Secretary Ken Graham, on industrial relations reform. He accuses Employment Secretary James Prior of removing protective legislation (e.g. that covering unfair dismissal; maternity...
John Methven on strike insurance (1979)
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- Interview
CBI Director-General Sir John Methven, on businesses taking out insurance against industrial action.
TUC conference-Len Murray’s speech (1979)
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- News report; Speech
? White reports on TUC General Secretary Len Murray’s speech at the TUC conference (with excerpts). Murray expresses scorn for the Government’s new Tax and Prices Index (TPI); voices the General...
Alan Fisher on freedom of the press (1979)
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- Interview
Alan Fisher, General Secretary of NUPE, speaking on the media and press freedom, from the TUC conference. He thinks there is a need for a trade union paper, to help ensure balanced reportage of industrial...
Ray Buckton on private hospitals (1979)
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- Interview
ASLEF General Secretary Ray Buckton, speaking from the TUC conference, expresses his hope the trade union movement will not immediately withdraw financial support from Manor House Hospital. Such hospitals,...