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  1. Dennis Kelly on stewards blocking Ford exports (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Liverpool port steward Dennis Kelly on the decision to block the import and export of Ford cars. Kelly says workers at the factories deserve a larger portion of the company’s profits. He says he wants to...

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  2. Yankee Jones (1985)

    Genre
    Feature; Special

    Special programme. Andrew Jones presents Yankee Jones, the story of Sidney Jones Jnr, also known as Sidney Vincent Jones. Andrew Jones traces his father’s upbringing in the USA before he moved to Wales. He...

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  3. Ford report reveals record losses - Chairman’s view (1992)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Ian McAllister, chairman of Ford UK, following the financial report which has revealed a pre-tax loss for 1991 of nearly six hundred million pounds – the company’s worst ever results....

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  4. Bob McCusker on talks to end strike by Ford foremen (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Bob McCusker, of the Association of Scientific Technical and Managerial Staffs (ASTMS), on talks to end the nationwide strike of foremen at Ford motor plants. He says the problem of intimidation will not be...

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  5. Rejection of Vauxhall pay offer (1978)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Peter Gould reports on talks between Vauxhall management and union representatives. Jack Whyman, leader of the union delegation, says they have rejected the first pay offer put forward by Vauxhall. It is...

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  6. 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...

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  7. Ford car factory in Dagenham closing down (1984)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Neil Mainland reports on the closure of Ford’s car factory in Dagenham. One worker explains how they still thought they would have a future. The company held a short meeting with union officials before...

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  8. Engineering workers dispute (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    John Porter, Chairman of the Engineering Employers Association, on a wage offer to unions and level of support for overtime ban and one-day strike by workers at companies including Rolls Royce, British...

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  9. 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...

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  10. Kinnock at Labour local government conference (1992)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Report on Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock’s speech at the Labour local government conference in Blackpool prior to the 1992 general election, with excerpts. Kinnock attacks the Conservative Party and...

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