Tony Hearn on broadcasters’ industrial action

Title

Tony Hearn on broadcasters’ industrial action

Genre

Interview

TX Date

3 Nov 1977

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:04:04

Description

Tony Hearn of the Association for Broadcasting Staff on taking the Queen’s speech off air as part of their dispute with the BBC over pay, on justifying a pay claim above the Government’s ten percent guidelines, the possibility of further localised stoppages, including further disruptions to programmes over the Christmas period and taking the state opening of Parliament off air. Female interviewer not identified (poss. Jill Lourie).

Contributors

Jill Lourie?; Tony Hearn

Keywords

Strikes; Labour disputes; Labour relations; ABS; BBC; Broadcasting; Radio; Tony Hearn; Association for Broadcasting Staff

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