Swan Hunter dispute

Title

Swan Hunter dispute

Genre

Interview

TX Date

5 Dec 1977

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:01:25

Description

Interview with Teddy Taylor MP, on the Clydeside shipbuilders’ decision to accept an order of Polish ships lost by workers at Swan Hunter on Tyneside due to their overtime ban. High unemployment was a factor in accepting the order, also they doing many of the smaller ships for the order already Male interviewer not identified (poss. Vivian White).

Contributors

Vivian White?; Teddy Taylor

Keywords

Trade unions; Labour disputes; Labour relations; Unemployment; Shipbuilders; Shipbuilding; Swan Hunter

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