Anne Downey on GCHQ union ban

Title

Anne Downey on GCHQ union ban

Genre

Interview

TX Date

26 Jan 1984

Year of production

1984

Play audio

To listen to the audio files, please log in.

Duration

00:01:49

Description

Anne Downey, Chairman of Cheltenham Civil and Public Services Association (CPSA), on the union ban imposed at Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ). She says it was a complete shock to everyone and people are angry that there was no consultation. Employees are afraid they will lose their jobs. Downey says she will probably have to leave the department. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Anne Downey

Keywords

Trade unions; Government; CPSA; Conservative Party; Unemployment; Civil service; Civil servants; Employees; Geoffrey Howe; State security; GCHQ; Occupations; Public servants

The copyright of audio recordings in the LBC / IRN Digitisation Archive is owned by Global Radio UK Ltd.