Jack Jones on retirement and pensions

Title

Jack Jones on retirement and pensions

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:02:50

Description

Report on a speech by former TGWU union leader Jack Jones at the union conference, with excerpts in which he pushes for the Government to raise the rate of pensions, and lower the retirement age to 60 for all. He is now a pensioners’ campaigner. Speech introduced by current leader Stan Pemberton. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Jack Jones; Stan Pemberton

Keywords

Trade unions; TGWU; Conferences; Pensions; Retirement; Pensioners (older people); Retirement terms

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