TUC conference-Len Murray’s speech

Title

TUC conference-Len Murray’s speech

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

5 Oct 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:02:57

Description

? White reports on TUC General Secretary Len Murray’s speech at the TUC conference (with excerpts). Murray expresses scorn for the Government’s new Tax and Prices Index (TPI); voices the General Council’s determination to fight spending cuts; and declares it the union’s right to defend its members effectively. Conservative economic policy, he believes, is threatening industrial collapse.

Contributors

Len Murray; ? White

Keywords

Trade unions; Government; Labour disputes; TUC; Cost reduction; Labour relations; Conservative Party; Conferences; Economic policy; Public expenditure

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