Police wage claims

Title
Police wage claims
Genre
News report; Speech
TX Date
Oct 1977
Year of production
1977
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Duration
00:04:12
Description
Report by Peter Spencer on a speech by Merlyn Rees, UK Home Secretary, to the London Metropolitan Police on crime and police pay claims. Urges police not to strike. Hostile reception by police at the meeting (shouting). Also speech by Metropolitan Commissioner David McNee appealing not to strike and saying they are a special case for wages.
Contributors
Merlyn Rees; Peter Spencer; David McNee
Keywords
London; Strikes; Labour disputes; Wages; Wage policy; Crime; Police; Metropolitan Police; Merlyn Rees; Meetings; Crime statistics

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