Sid Weighell attacks NUM over rail strike support

Title

Sid Weighell attacks NUM over rail strike support

Genre

Interview

TX Date

9 Jul 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:03:13

Description

Interview with Sid Weighell, NUR General Secretary, attacking the decision of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) to support ASLEF rail union during the rail workers dispute over flexible rostering. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Peter Sissons).

Contributors

Sidney Weighell; Peter Sissons?

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; ASLEF; NUR; Railway transport; Railway workers; NUM; Coal industry; Train drivers; Flexible working

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