Ford workers reject 17 percent pay offer

Title

Ford workers reject 17 percent pay offer

Genre

News report; Interview; Special

TX Date

6 Oct 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:03:19

Description

Report on the strike vote at Ford’s Dagenham plant in Essex. Workers rejected the company’s pay offer of 17 percent which included an attendance bonus. Includes actuality of strike vote(?), and interview with union negotiator Ron Todd, who says the attendance bonus is unfair. Male reporter not identified (poss. Tom Maddocks).

Contributors

Ron Todd; Tom Maddocks?

Keywords

Industry; Strikes; Labour disputes; Wages; Labour relations; Car industry; Motor vehicle industry; Essex; Ford; Dagenham

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