Car Workers Defy Pickets

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1416A
Date Released
26 Jul 1956
Date submitted
24 Jul 1956
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 10
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Car Workers Defy Pickets. DESCRIPTION: Many operatives drove to work as usual in spite of the BMC strike. At a Birmingham area factory, for instance pickets were on the job, but employees who’d decided to defy Union instructions carried on. SHOTLIST: Panning shot over car park. Shots of the pickets. Shots of banners. Shots of pickets clapping. Various shots of employees walking past the pickets.
Keywords
Labour relations
Locations
Birmingham
Card file number
67718
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Length of story (in feet)
45
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Car Workers Defy Pickets', British Movietone News Issue No. 1416A, 26 Jul 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21080 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)