Jimmy Knapp on rail strike

Title

Jimmy Knapp on rail strike

Genre

Interview

TX Date

20 Jun 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:17

Description

Margaret Shiels interviews Jimmy Knapp, NUR General Secretary, about a proposed national rail strike on 21/06/89. The Executive of the NUR will meet on 22/06/89 to discuss the effects of the stoppage and to decide whether or not to stage further strikes. Clip ends abruptly, mid-question.

Contributors

Jimmy Knapp; Margaret Shiels

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; UK; Great Britain; British Rail; NUR; Railway transport; ACAS; Rail workers

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