British Leyland Speke plant closure

Title

British Leyland Speke plant closure

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

16 Feb 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:02:08

Description

Quinton McFarland reports on reaction in Liverpool to the proposed Speke assembly plant closure. Frank Banton, Transport Union Secretary at the No. 2 factory, gives his response to Chris Stocking.

Contributors

Quinton McFarland; Frank Banton; Chris Stocking

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Liverpool; British Leyland; Unemployment; Car industry; Motor vehicle industry; Michael Edwardes; Merseyside; Speke; Redundancies

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