Callaghan agrees to pay rise

Title

Callaghan agrees to pay rise

Genre

Speech

TX Date

7 Jul 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:02:11

Description

Prime Minister James Callaghan speaking at the NUR conference, addressing the trade unions agrees to a pay rise, and hints that it may be 5%. He states the reasons why a large pay rise would increase public spending.

Contributors

James Callaghan

Keywords

Trade unions; Labour disputes; Wages; Economics; NUR; Conferences; Public expenditure

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