British Leyland staff cuts

Title

British Leyland staff cuts

Genre

News report; Press conference; Speech

TX Date

16 Oct 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:02:05

Description

Rita Carter reports on British Leyland chairman Michael Edwardes’s planned job cuts and the meeting between BL management and the unions over the way the cuts were announced in the press. Includes press statement by union leader Grenville Hawley.

Contributors

Rita Carter; Grenville Hawley

Keywords

Trade unions; Cost reduction; Labour relations; British Leyland; Car industry; Motor vehicle industry; Motor vehicle industry workers; Employment; Michael Edwardes; Press coverage

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