Rail dispute ends

Title

Rail dispute ends

Genre

Interview

TX Date

28 Jul 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:25

Description

Interview with railway minister, Michael Portillo, about the end of the rail dispute following the decision of the NUR to accept the pay offer from British Rail. He says the way is now clear to get the system back to normal. He also praises the efforts of BR’s chairman, Sir Robert Reid. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Michael Portillo

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Wages; British Rail; NUR; Railways; Railway transport; Railway workers; Collective bargaining; Robert Reid

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