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Jimmy Knapp on rail strike ballot result

Title
Jimmy Knapp on rail strike ballot result
Genre
Interview
TX Date
Aug 1985
Year of production
1985
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Duration
00:02:32
Description
Interview with NUR leader Jimmy Knapp on the result of a ballot of his members on the call for a national strike following British Rail proposals to introduce driver-only trains on the network. Vote was against a strike. Female interviewer not identified.
Contributors
Jimmy Knapp
Keywords
Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; British Rail; ASLEF; NUR; Railways; Railway transport; Railway workers; Ballots; Train drivers

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