4 percent wage increase celing announced

Title

4 percent wage increase celing announced

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Sep 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:04:09

Description

Interview with an opposition politician about the Government announcement of a 4 percent wage increase ceiling, criticising it as prices are predicted to rise 10 percent, and against a background of high unemployment. And on the recent cabinet reshuffle. Male speaker and female interviewer not identified. Noise of doors opening/closing heard.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Politics; Trade unions; Wages; Prices; Wage policy; Collective bargaining; Government policy; Standard of living; Cabinet (politics); Unemployment statistics

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