ASLEF suspend strike

Title

ASLEF suspend strike

Genre

Press conference

TX Date

24 Jul 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:01:03

Description

Lew Adams, General Secretary of ASLEF press statement about the suspension of a rail strike after the working week for train drivers was cut to 37 hours a week. Adams says ASLEF recognised British Rail would not budge over it’s 3 percent pay offer, original source of the dispute.

Contributors

Lew Adams

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Wages; Working conditions; British Rail; ASLEF; Train drivers

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