Swan Hunter dispute

Title

Swan Hunter dispute

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

29 Nov 1977

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:03:45

Description

Report on Tyneside Swan Hunter shipbuilders’ decision not to end overtime ban and put in jeopardy their share of a Polish shipping order; interviews with Gavin Laird, Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers; George Arnold, Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions; Bill Porter, General and Municipal Workers Union. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Gavin Laird; George Arnold; Bill Porter

Keywords

Trade unions; Labour disputes; GMWU; AUEW; CSEU; Shipbuilders; Shipbuilding; Swan Hunter

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