Rail unions consider strike action after pay offer rejected

Title
Rail unions consider strike action after pay offer rejected
Genre
News report; Interview; Vox pop
TX Date
23 Aug 1994
Year of production
1994
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Duration
00:03:55
Description
Jason Kaye reports on a proposed series of one day rail and underground strikes threatening London. The 3 main rail unions have met to discuss a two percent pay offer and while the Transport and Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) favours arbitration, drivers’ union ASLEF is to ballot its members for a strike. Includes interviews with Lew Adams, ASLEF; Tony West, ASLEF; Charles Cullen, TSSA; Roger Shire, London Regional Transport; Rufus Barnes, London Regional Passengers Committee; vox pop with commuters; sound of trains.
Contributors
Jason Kaye; Lew Adams; Tony West; Roger Shire; Rufus Barnes; Charles Cullen
Keywords
London; Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Wages; ASLEF; Railway transport; Underground railway networks; Railway workers; RMT; TSSA; LRT

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