GCHQ employees sacked for refusing to give up union membership

Title

GCHQ employees sacked for refusing to give up union membership

Genre

Interview

TX Date

18 Nov 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:20

Description

Today is the last day of work for the first four people sacked from the Government’s GCHQ at Cheltenham. They have been dismissed for refusing to give up their union membership, after the Government claimed union involvement was a threat to security. Eighteen people in all face sackings or compulsory transfers. Mike Grindley, who has worked at the centre for 27 years, says he is outraged by his dismissal. Female reporter not identified. Broadcast on Invicta Radio.

Contributors

Invicta Radio; Mike Grindley

Keywords

Trade unions; Government; Margaret Thatcher; Civil servants; State security; Civil and political rights; Intelligence service; GCHQ; Dismissal from employment; Trade union members

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