Roy Orchard on British Leyland protest
- Title
- Roy Orchard on British Leyland protest
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- Unknown
- Year of production
- 1979
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- Duration
- 00:02:18
- Description
- Longbridge shop steward Roy Orchard (possibly during a demonstration against Michael Edwardes’s plans for British Leyland), on the government’s lack of sympathy for the workers, need to safeguard jobs, need for true negotiation as opposed to unilateral decision-making, and the likelihood of a publicity campaign followed by industrial action. Male interviewer not identified.
- Contributors
- Roy Orchard
- Keywords
- Trade unions; Government; Strikes; Labour disputes; Labour relations; British Leyland; Unemployment; Demonstrations; Car industry; Motor vehicle industry; Motor vehicle industry workers; Michael Edwardes
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