British Leyland on verge of strike

Title

British Leyland on verge of strike

Genre

News report; Vox pop; Speech

TX Date

12 Feb 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:02:33

Description

Report on an angry meeting at British Leyland’s Longbridge plant over management calls for greater productivity before equal pay is given in, an effort to become profitable. Includes vox pop with workers; speech by shop steward Derek Robinson. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Derek Robinson

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Wages; British Leyland; Longbridge; Car industry; Motor vehicle industry workers; Equal pay; Labour productivity; Profits; Meetings

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