Pensioners debate at the TUC conference

Title

Pensioners debate at the TUC conference

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Sep 1976

Year of production

1976

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Duration

00:07:04

Description

Debate about pensioners’ issues at the TUC conference: Jack Jones, transport workers’ leader, on pension increases being too little, too late; Harry Mitchell of the NUM, on the annual TV licence; Norman Stagg, Union of Post Office Workers, on a reduction in the retirement age for men. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Jack Jones; Harry Mitchell; Norman Stagg

Keywords

Trade unions; TGWU; TUC; Political conferences; Elderly; Conferences; Pensions; UPW; NUM; Retirement; Television licences

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