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New Employment Secretary Norman Tebbit on unions and unemployment

Title
New Employment Secretary Norman Tebbit on unions and unemployment
Genre
Interview
TX Date
Sep 1981
Year of production
1981
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Duration
00:04:36
Description
Industrial editor John Perkins interviews newly appointed Employment Secretary Norman Tebbit following Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s cabinet reshuffle. Covering the government’s possible confrontation with the TUC and trade unions over wage restraint and announcement of a 4 percent wage increase ceiling. Also on Tebbit’s plans to tackle unemployment, and the planned introduction of trade union reform legislation.
Contributors
John Perkins; Norman Tebbit
Keywords
Trade unions; Industry; Wages; Wage policy; TUC; Margaret Thatcher; Labour relations; Unemployment; Employment; Prime ministers; Norman Tebbit; Government policy; Cabinet ministers; Law reform; Political appointments; Employment legislation; Competitiveness (business)

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