Ken Ashton on court decision in Dimbleby newspaper dispute

Title

Ken Ashton on court decision in Dimbleby newspaper dispute

Genre

Interview

TX Date

1 Dec 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:00:18

Description

Ken Ashton, General Secretary of the National Union of Journalists, confirms that an emergency committee will consider this afternoon the appeal court opinion of the Master of the Rolls that the union will be in contempt of court if it continues the current industrial action against David Dimbleby’s newspaper group. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Ken Ashton

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; NUJ; Newspaper press; Legal decisions; Courts of Appeal; David Dimbleby

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