John Sheldon on banning of union membership at GCHQ

Title

John Sheldon on banning of union membership at GCHQ

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:02:10

Description

John Sheldon, General Secretary of the civil servants’ union, on the banning of union membership at Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) in Cheltenham. Sheldon says the Government is putting people under pressure to either accept £1000 or lose their job. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

John Sheldon

Keywords

Trade unions; Government; Labour disputes; Political protests; Civil service; Civil servants; Employees; Geoffrey Howe; State security; GCHQ; Public servants; Redundancies

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