Strike Protest

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2251A

Date Released

27 Jul 1972

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Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Strike Protest. DESCRIPTION: A National Strike in sympathy with five dock workers who were told by the Industrial Relations Court to stop their picketing of container loaders at depots. The five jailed men said the dockers should be handling goods, not container loader men. Ironically both parties are from the same union T & GWU. SHOTLIST: GV deserted entrance Royal Docks. SV pickets checking car at entrance. GV pan pickets outside entrance. LV sign If We Do Not Act Now The Walls Of Pentonville Will Surround Britain. LV entrance of prison. GV crowds outside Pentonville and prison van drives in. CU placard Kill The Bill. LV people on pavement holding placards outside prison. LV deserted fleet street. SV Fleet Street (name). SV pan pickets outside entrance newspaper offices. GV deserted Covent Garden. SV interior vegetables etc. stacked up waiting delivery. LV pan deserted Covent Garden with shutters down on shops. GV pan deserted Smithfield Meat Market. LV interior empty meat stalls. SV interior ditto. LV pan exterior idle cranes at dockside. GV deserted docks and river.

Keywords

Labour relations

Locations

London

Card file number

98328

Credits:

Camera: Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

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