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145 results found for '"Essex"' in Keywords.
Perks for prisoners - Official denies Daily Mail claims (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male prison official denies claims by the Daily Mail newspaper that prisoners are getting an easy ride. Male interviewer not identified.
Bernard Braine on methane terminal hazard (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Bernard Braine, Conservative MP for South East Essex, claims that the methane terminal on Canvey Island represents a major hazard to the 33,000 people living there. Braine says that something needs to be...
Ford workers reject 17 percent pay offer (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special
Report on the strike vote at Ford’s Dagenham plant in Essex. Workers rejected the company’s pay offer of 17 percent which included an attendance bonus. Includes actuality of strike vote(?), and interview...
Ron Todd on workers’ rejection of 17 percent pay offer (1978)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on the strike at Ford. Union negotiator Ron Todd talks about the rejection of a pay offer by Ford workers at Dagenham. He says unions are ready to resume negotiations with the motor manufacturer. Male...
Ford workers accept 16.5 percent pay offer (1978)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the return of 57,000 Ford workers to Dagenham after a nine-week strike. The workers have accepted a 16.5 percent pay rise but the Government has said it will impose sanctions on any company which...
Bob Cryer on government sanctions against Ford (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Labour MP Bob Cryer (junior industry minister?) on the various sanctions which could be imposed on Ford by the Government after it awarded workers a 16.5 percent pay rise that broke the Government’s 5...
Interviews with returning Dagenham workers (1978)
- Genre
- Vox pop
Vox pop with Ford motor workers returning to the Dagenham plant following a nine-week strike. Some workers say the strike was not worth it. Reporter is Christopher Hourmouzious.
Fire in Clacton kills nine (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Richard Goode, local social services, about a fire at a boarding house (owned by John Wilcox) for former psychiatric patients in Clacton, Essex. Nine people were killed in the tragedy,...
Don Connor on Ford workers’ demands for 25 percent pay increase (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Don Connor, convenor at Ford’s Dagenham plant in Essex, says Ford can afford to give workers a 25 percent pay increase. Male interviewer not identified.
Don Connor on claims of intimidation by Ford foremen (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Don Connor, convener at Ford’s Dagenham plant, says he has never heard of any complaints by the striking factory foremen who walked out amid claims of intimidation by violent workers. He says the newspaper...