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Frank Chapple on TUC day of action (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Frank Chapple, General Secretary of the Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunications and Plumbing Union (EETPU), during the Trades Union Congress (TUC)'s day of action organised in protest against the...
Steel strike - Richard Marsh on effect on consumers (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Sir Richard Marsh of the Iron and Steel Consumers Council on the repercussions of the current steel strike. Female interviewer not identified.
Steel strike - Lord Lever statement (1980)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
Press statement by Lord Harold Lever, head of a three-man committee formed to try and find a solution to the current steel strike.
Steel strike - Bill Sirs on pay deal (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Bill Sirs, General Secretary of the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation (ISTC), on the acceptance of a 14.4 percent pay offer made by the British Steel Corporation (BSC), meaning an end to the long-running...
David Basnett on employment legislation (1980)
- Genre
- Speech
David Basnett of the General and Municipal Workers Union (GMWU) on the potential effect of planned Government employment legislation on trade union activity. In two parts, divided by break in audio.
Steel strike - First day of dispute (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Bill Sirs, General Secretary of the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation (ISTC), on levels of support at the start of the steel strike. Male reporter not identified (poss. Peter Deeley?).
Steel strike - Effect on Scunthorpe (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop
Report from Scunthorpe on the effects of the steel strike on the town. Includes vox pop with workers and workers’ wives. Male reporter not identified.
Derek Ezra on Government energy policy - Future of coal (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Sir Derek Ezra, Chairman of the National Coal Board, on Government energy policy in the UK and the future for the coal industry. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Vivian White?). In two parts, divided...
Steel strike - Bill Sirs on future labour relations (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Bill Sirs, General Secretary of the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation (ISTC), on future labour relations between strikers and strike-breakers following the acceptance of a 14.4 percent pay offer made by...
Steel strike - Keith Joseph on Government role (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Industry Secretary, Sir Keith Joseph on the Government’s role in offering a solution to the steel strike following a meeting between Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Bill Sirs, General Secretary of the...