Health workers dispute

Title

Health workers dispute

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

30 Mar 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:04:08

Description

Jeff Collins reports on Fair Pay Day rallies by health workers protesting their pay deal which they want to be set nationally, not locally. Vox pop with health workers; Gerry Malone, Health Minister urges staff to think again over action; staff nurse from London’s Eye Hospital speaks; Dee Borley, union leader at RCN; Philip Hunt of National Association of NHS Trusts - action unnecessary; Tony Blair, Labour leader and Prime Minister John Major in the Commons; Alex Carlile, Liberal MP supports health workers.

Contributors

John Major; Tony Blair; Jeff Collins; Alex Carlile; Philip Hunt; Gerald Malone; Dee Borley

Keywords

Trade unions; Labour disputes; Wages; Health personnel; RCN; National Association of NHS Trusts; Fair Pay Day

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