Fourth day of post office pickets in Liverpool

Title

Fourth day of post office pickets in Liverpool

Genre

Interview

TX Date

9 Sep 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:01:19

Description

Mark Alderton reports on the fourth day of mass picketing by post office workers in Liverpool over employment of casual workers, with a man being taken to the Royal Liverpool Hospital. Shouts of scab are heard. Union of Communication Workers (UCW) spokesman for Merseyside Billy Hayes calls for calm. Head postmaster Ian Gould has said temporary workers are not taking workers’ jobs. Originally on Radio City.

Contributors

Radio City; Billy Hayes; Mark Alderton

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Liverpool; Post Office; Merseyside; Union of Communication Workers; UCW; Royal Liverpool Hospital; Ian Gould

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