Labour conference - Wage policy rejected

Title

Labour conference - Wage policy rejected

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

Oct 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:03:26

Description

Report on the influence of TGWU union General Secretary, Moss Evans at the Labour Party conference in Blackpool which was persuaded to vote against Prime Minister and party leader James Callaghan’s wage restraint policy, and on implications for the party of the rejection. Includes interviews with Moss Evans. Male reporter not identified (poss. Ed Boyle). Female interviewer not identified (poss. Pru Keely).

Contributors

Moss Evans; Ed Boyle?; Prue Keely?

Keywords

Trade unions; Labour Party; TGWU; Wages; Wage policy; Political conferences; James Callaghan; Political parties; Conferences; Blackpool

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