Provocation by News International, says union leader

Title

Provocation by News International, says union leader

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:01:02

Description

Unidentified male speaker (poss. Tony Dubbins of the National Graphical Association) on high levels of provocation within News International during the present dispute. He says (Sunday Times?) staff being asked to produce the kind of supplement they did last weekend is tantamount to them writing their own obituary, and sums up the attitude of News International’s management as uncaring, undemocratic and arrogant. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Tony Dubbins?

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Newspapers; Labour relations; NGA; Electricians; Sunday Times; Rupert Murdoch; Journalists; Wapping; News International; Printers

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