NUR strike - Jimmy Knapp reacts to BR chairman’s comments

Title

NUR strike - Jimmy Knapp reacts to BR chairman’s comments

Genre

Interview

TX Date

5 Jul 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:57

Description

Maggie Shiels interviews Jimmy Knapp, General Secretary of the NUR, who reacts to comments made by British Rail chairman, Sir Bob (Robert Basil) Reid, who said that BR cannot meet the striking rail workers’ wage demands despite the announcement of record profits. The national network is on a total twenty-four hour shutdown for the third week running and the unions are threatening to step up the action.

Contributors

Jimmy Knapp; Margaret Shiels

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Wages; British Rail; NUR; Finance; Rail transport; Rail workers

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