Rail unions awarded 11 percent pay rise

Title

Rail unions awarded 11 percent pay rise

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

22 Aug 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:02:43

Description

Report on the 11 percent pay award by British Rail in exchange for talks with unions on productivity. Includes statements by Sid Weighell, leader of National Union of Railwaymen (NUR); BR’s chief negotiator Clifford (Cliff) Rose. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Sidney Weighell; Clifford Rose

Keywords

Trade unions; Labour disputes; Wages; British Rail; ASLEF; NUR; Railways; ACAS; Arbitration; Industrial arbitration; Productivity; Norman Fowler; Industrial productivity

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