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Ambulance workers strike

Title
Ambulance workers strike
Genre
News report; Interview; Vox pop
TX Date
27 Feb 1990
Year of production
1990
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Duration
00:03:45
Description
Clayre Gribben reports on the 6 month long ambulance service dispute after union leader Roger Poole accepted a pay offer but many workers voted against it. Includes vox pop with striking ambulancemen in London; Merseyside shop steward Eric Roberts predicts strikes will spread through London; interview with Roger Poole.
Contributors
Eric Roberts; Clayre Gribben; Roger Poole
Keywords
London; Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Wages; Ambulance services; Medical personnel; Collective bargaining; Ballots; Paramedics

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