Nurses threaten strike

Title

Nurses threaten strike

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference; Vox pop

TX Date

21 Jan 1988

Year of production

1988

Play audio

To listen to the audio files, please log in.

Duration

00:02:08

Description

Ben Brown reports on reaction from RCN General Secretary Trevor Clay to the vote by nurses at four London hospitals (Royal Free, Middlesex, Charing Cross and University College) to stage a 24 hour strike next month over pay. At a press conference he tells those threatening a walk out (NUPE and COHSE members) to think again, whilst claiming RCN members have no intention of walking out. Includes vox pop with nurses; interview with Hector Mackenzie, COHSE official.

Contributors

Trevor Clay; Ben Brown; Hector MacKenzie

Keywords

London; Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Wages; NUPE; Nurses; Hospitals; COHSE; Royal Free Hospital; Charing Cross Hospital; RCN; University College Hospital; Middlesex Hospital

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