Francis Beckett on farmworkers’ pay claim

Title

Francis Beckett on farmworkers’ pay claim

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:03:34

Description

Francis Beckett of the Farmworkers Union on the possibility of the first strike by farmworkers since 1923 in support of their £60 pay claim, and justifying a 50 percent increase above the Government’s pay guidelines of 10 percent. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Francis Beckett

Keywords

Strikes; Wages; Agriculture; Labour relations; Agricultural personnel; Pay policy

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