British Rail strike

Title

British Rail strike

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

Jan 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:04:00

Description

Report on reaction following talks at Whitehall aimed at settling the rail dispute with tomorrow’s strike still on but Thursday’s in the balance. Includes reaction from Ray Buckton, ASLEF; Tom Jenkins, Transport and Salaried Staff Association; Sid Weighell, NUR; Peter Parker, British Rail Chairman; William (Bill) Rodgers, Transport Secretary. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

William Rodgers; Ray Buckton; Peter Parker; Tom Jenkins; Sidney Weighell

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Wages; British Rail; ASLEF; NUR; Railway workers; TSSA

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