National rail strikes halt country

Title

National rail strikes halt country

Genre

Interview

TX Date

28 Jun 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:54

Description

Peter Deeley interviews Transport Secretary Paul Channon on the ongoing rail and Underground strikes and Margaret Thatcher’s statement condemning the action- is she planning legislation to prevent such strikes? He calls for unions to start negotiations and comments on possibility of indefinite strike to be voted on at the NUR conference in Newcastle.

Contributors

Peter Deeley; Paul Channon

Keywords

Legislation; Trade unions; Industry; Strikes; Labour disputes; Margaret Thatcher; Labour relations; British Rail; NUR; Railway workers; Conferences; Commuting; Railway services; Newcastle

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