TUC rejects Government’s pay policy

Title

TUC rejects Government’s pay policy

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

14 Nov 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:03:30

Description

Peter Allen reports on the rejection of the Government’s pay policy by the Trades Union Congress. Len Murray, General Secretary of the TUC, explains why the General Council rejected the Government’s pay policy. Denis Healey, Chancellor of the Exchequer, insists that it is too early to call the policy a failure but reminds people that pay increases over five percent would increase unemployment.

Contributors

Len Murray; Peter Allen; Denis Healey

Keywords

Politics; Trade unions; Government; Wages; Wage policy; TUC; Incomes policy; Economic policy; Denis Healey

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