London docks closures
- Title
- London docks closures
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- Unknown
- Year of production
- 1978
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- Duration
- 00:04:15
- Description
- Trade union leader Jack Dromey reacts to threatened closure of London docks. Concerned over loss of jobs, products having to be brought further by road from other docks and says government plans to regenerate London are contrary to this closure. Comments on profits, opposition to containerisation, possibilites of a strike and GLC plans for docklands regeneration scheme. Male interviewer not identified.
- Contributors
- Jack Dromey
- Keywords
- London; Docks; Urban regeneration; Unemployment; Dock workers
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