Signal workers dispute - March in Blackpool

Title

Signal workers dispute - March in Blackpool

Genre

News report; Vox pop; Speech

TX Date

8 Sep 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:02:34

Description

Shelly Flack reports on a demonstration in Blackpool organised by the RMT union to show support for the striking rail signalmen, organised as the TUC conference takes place in the town this week. Includes vox pop with marchers; excerpt from speeches by Frank Dobson MP; Jimmy Knapp, RMT. Originally broadcast on Radio Wave.

Contributors

Frank Dobson; Jimmy Knapp; Shelly Flack; Radio Wave

Keywords

London; Trade unions; Political marches; Strikes; Labour disputes; Wages; TUC; Railway transport; Demonstrations; Railway workers; Conferences; Blackpool; RMT; LRT

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