TUC report by Mark Mardell

Title

TUC report by Mark Mardell

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Sep 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:05:19

Description

Mark Mardell reports on the Trades Union Congress conference. Includes excerpts of speeches by TUC General Secretary Norman Willis, NUM leader Arthur Scargill, Frank Chapman of the electricians’ union, NGA leader Tony Dubbins, TGWU leader Ron Todd, NUPE General Secretary, Rodney Bickerstaffe, Labour leader Neil Kinnock and TUC President Ken Gill. Conference voted for a policy to halt the Government’s current nuclear programme. Other issues debated include minimum wage policy and nuclear power.

Contributors

Arthur Scargill; Ken Gill; Neil Kinnock; Frank Chapman; Mark Mardell; Ron Todd; Eric Hammond; Norman Willis; Tony Dubbins; Rodney Bickerstaffe

Keywords

Trade unions; Government; TGWU; Wages; Wage policy; TUC; NUPE; NGA; Conferences; Nuclear energy; NUM; EEPTU; Nuclear energy policy

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