David Basnett on public sector pay

Title

David Basnett on public sector pay

Genre

Interview

TX Date

15 Dec 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:05:10

Description

President of the Trades Union Congress, David Basnett on negotiations with the Government on pay policy. Basnett identifies Britain’s main problems as the collapse of its manufacturing industry and its inability to capture North Sea oil. He also claims that the Government will have problems enforcing its five percent pay limit on the public sector. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

David Basnett

Keywords

Trade unions; Government; Labour Party; Wages; Inflation; Wage policy; TUC; Unemployment; Economic policy

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