Job losses at the Clydebank Singer Factory

Title

Job losses at the Clydebank Singer Factory

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

Jun 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:02:06

Description

Report on reaction to the announcement of workforce redundancies at the Singer factory in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland; trade unions trying to save jobs; Gavin Laird of the electricians’ union: response and future of the area. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Gavin Laird

Keywords

Trade unions; Labour disputes; Scotland; Unemployment; Clydebank; Singer (company); Redundancies

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