Grunwick factory dispute

Title

Grunwick factory dispute

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:03:25

Description

Jill Lourie reports on the TUC’s unanimous vote to support the APEX union motion for positive action at the Grunwick factory to aid in the long-running industrial dispute there. Jack Dromey, strike committee leader, speaks on the motion, and Frank Chapple, EETPU union leader, speaks on the practicalities of cutting off the electricity supply to the Grunwick factory.

Contributors

Frank Chapple; Jill Lourie; Jack Dromey

Keywords

London; Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; TUC; Working conditions; Conferences; EETPU; Electric power; Grunwick; APEX; Factory workers; Industrial plants; Strikes (events); Grunwick Strike (1976-1978)

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