Rail Vote

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2244

Date Released

5 Jun 1972

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1 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rail Vote. DESCRIPTION: Railmen vote overwhelmingly for more industrial action in support of their wage settlement - they would like wage increases to be back dated to 1st May, British Rail say - ‘no, 1st June’. SHOTLIST: GV pan passengers waiting on platform for trains. GV mass of passengers assembled round indicator boards. GV interior votes being counted at New Horticultural Centre. SV tipping out voting slips onto table. SV woman counting votes. SV NUR (National Union of Rail-workers) ballot box yes. SV NUR ballot box no. SV pan people at table counting votes. GV counting in progress. CU Sid Weighill Assistant General Secretary of NUR. CU Eric Doody organiser ASLEF. SV Mr Hatfull, director of CIR making announcement. SV group from left to right Tom Morgan, Doody, Nearl (chairman of CIR) & Weighill. GV pan passengers running along platform to board packed train. SV passengers edging themselves into guards van. CU packed compartment. SV pan packed train leaves station.

Keywords

Railways; Labour relations

Locations

London

Card file number

98183

Credits:

Camera: David Allan
Camera: Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator: Leonard Martin

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