Leyland drivers strike ends

Title

Leyland drivers strike ends

Genre

Interview

TX Date

29 Jun 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:02:37

Description

Interview with shop steward and Tony Tombes over end of unofficial strike of BL drivers at a Rover plant in Solihull over Mr Tombes’s dismissal for theft of a tax disc. Asks if union had recommended return to work. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Tony Tombes

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; British Leyland; Lorry drivers; Dismissal from employment; Theft; Solihull; Tony Tombes

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