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164 results found for '"NUR"' in Keywords.
People’s March for Jobs arrives in London (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on the end of the People’s March for Jobs, as the march reaches London. The protest is intended to raise awareness of the plight of the country’s unemployed. Includes a speech by Sid Weighell,...
Rail unions to merge (1981)
- Genre
- Vox pop
Views of members on the plans to bring all rail unions under one federation and on previous disagreements between rail unions ASLEF and NUR. Male speakers and interviewer not identified.
British Rail talks with unions (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on the British Rail dispute. In an attempt to avoid strike action, British Rail and leaders of the workers’ unions have been holding talks on pay and productivity. With statements from Chairman of...
Rail unions awarded 11 percent pay rise (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Report on the 11 percent pay award by British Rail in exchange for talks with unions on productivity. Includes statements by Sid Weighell, leader of National Union of Railwaymen (NUR); BR’s chief...
Call for rail investment (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with General Secretary of the NUR, Sidney Weighell? about the need for the government to invest in the railways. Short break in recording. Female interviewer not identified.
Sid Weighell on Labour splits (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Sid Weighell, General Secretary of the NUR, criticising the splits in the Labour Party as being disruptive to the action planned by the unions and criticising Tony Benn for stirring up...
Decision makers (1982)
- Genre
- Discussion; Documentary; Interview; Speech
As British Rail moves from one crisis to another in their dealings with the unions, Decision Makers presented by Peter Murphy is at the National Union of Railwaymen conference in Plymouth. We hear the...
ASLEF strike ends (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with British Rail Chairman Sir Peter Parker, on the resumption of services after industrial action by ASLEF and cost to the railways of the action over flexible rostering. Male interviewer not...
Railways tribunal meeting (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Special
Report from the Connaught Rooms in London on the meeting of ASLEF and British Rail representatives at a Railways Tribunal in an attempt to settle the ongoing dispute over flexible rostering. Includes...
ASLEF rail strike - comparison with 1955 dispute (1982)
- Genre
- News report
Report looking back at an ASLEF rail strike in 1955, with a comparison made with the current dispute over the issue of flexible rostering. Female reporter not identified.