End of national dock strike

Title

End of national dock strike

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:37

Description

Report on the end of the national dock strike, with the final vote to return to work being taken at a meeting in Liverpool. Includes General Secretary of the TGWU Ron Todd arguing there had been no option but to cave in, and the union’s Merseyside Docks Officer Jimmy Symes on the local achievements of the strike. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Ron Todd; Jimmy Symes

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Docks; Labour relations; Liverpool

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