BR and NUR ACAS talks

Title

BR and NUR ACAS talks

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

15 Jul 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:06

Description

Lynne Mennie reports from ACAS headquarters on the talks between British Rail (BR) and the National Union of Railwaymen (NUR) that reached a final pay offer from BR intended to prevent a national stike. Includes BR Managing Director David Rayner announcing the final offer and NUR leader Jimmy Knapp’s reaction to the offer. For AM programme.

Contributors

Jimmy Knapp; David Rayner; Lynne Mennie

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Wages; British Rail; NUR; Public transport; Railways; ACAS; AM (radio programme)

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