Clapham rail disaster and ambulance pay dispute

Title

Clapham rail disaster and ambulance pay dispute

Genre

Interview; Advertisement

TX Date

7 Nov 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:08:45

Description

Ambulancemen Alan Woods and Robert Lloyd on Talkback Breakfast with Bob Wellings and Doug Cameron talking about being first on the scene of the Clapham rail disaster (as the report into it is published), the scenes confronting them and action they took; thoughts on Health Secretary Kenneth Clarke who thanked them for their work then but will not talk about the current pay dispute; how they are still working despite all 999 calls being diverted to the police and military; say the replacement service could not cope with a disaster like Clapham; and what they would say to minister Michael Portillo. Includes advertisement.

Contributors

Bob Wellings; Doug Cameron; Alan Woods; Robert Lloyd

Keywords

Deaths; London; Trade unions; Emergency services; Labour disputes; Wages; NUPE; Ambulance services; Railway accidents; Kenneth Clarke; Clapham Junction railway accident (1988); Michael Portillo; Clapham

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