Bill Sirs on London march

Title

Bill Sirs on London march

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:03:24

Description

Bill Sirs, General Secretary of the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation (ISTC), on a march to Downing Street by Scottish steel, rail, and mine workers in London protesting about threatened closures and job losses (26/10/82). Male interviewer not identified (poss. John Perkins).

Contributors

Bill Sirs; John Perkins?

Keywords

London; Trade unions; Political protests; Scotland; Demonstrations; Employment; Railway workers; Coal miners; ISTC; Redundancies; Scottish; Iron and steel industry

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