Caretakers’ strike

Title

Caretakers’ strike

Genre

News report; Vox pop

TX Date

25 Oct 1977

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:03:06

Description

John Perkins describes the caretakers’ strike, and talks to local estate residents about the problems caused by the strike. He also talks to the remaining caretakers at work, about the workload and the creeping crime figures due to the lack of manpower. Spokesperson for the GLC, Jean Tatham describes why it is so hard to find people to do the job.

Contributors

John Perkins; Jean Tatham

Keywords

Strikes; Labour disputes; Wages; Labour relations; NUPE; Care for the elderly; Social systems

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