Grunwick factory dispute

Title

Grunwick factory dispute

Genre

News report; Interview; Special

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:03:19

Description

Report on continuing labour dispute at Grunwick. We hear strikers shouting scab at workers entering Grunwick factory, defying the 10-month strike. Speaking are Cyril Shaw, strike leader, to Ron Hay, Chief Inspector; Roy Grantham of APEX on success of the picket and meeting with Home Secretary over heavy handed police action the previous day. Reporter not identified (poss. Jill Lourie).

Contributors

Roy Grantham; Jill Lourie?; Cyril Shaw

Keywords

London; Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Police; Violence; Policing practice; Grunwick; APEX; Industrial plants; Strikes (events); Grunwick Strike (1976-1978)

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