P & O final pay offer to striking seamen

Title

P & O final pay offer to striking seamen

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

18 Apr 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:01:58

Description

Sham Ambiavagar reports on a final pay offer by P & O managers to striking seamen. P & O say if the offer is rejected then the company could be sold to a foreign competitor using non-union labour. Includes statement by P & O Chairman, Sir Jeffrey Sterling; interviews with strikers; Roger Wilkins, NUS.

Contributors

Roger Wilkins; Sham Ambiavagar; Jeffrey Sterling

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Wages; Sailors; NUS; Ferries; P & O; Seamen

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