Tilbury dock strike

Title

Tilbury dock strike

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

25 Jul 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:28

Description

Peter Plisner reports on the redundancy notices handed to striking dockers at Tilbury in Essex. Hundreds more workers have been told to sign new contracts or face the sack. Includes interview with shop steward, George Lake; vox pop with striking docker.

Contributors

Peter Plisner; George Lake

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Docks; Ports; Redundancy terms; Dismissal from employment; Essex; Dock workers; Tilbury docks; Conditions of employment

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