Actors’ union Equity on the closed shop

Title

Actors’ union Equity on the closed shop

Genre

Speech

TX Date

11 Oct 1977

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:04:33

Description

Speech by A.G. Bracken from the actors’ union Equity, at the 1977 Conservative Party Conference in Blackpool, on the level of unemployment in the entertainment industry. He talks about the minimum wage, and the need for the new actors to join the union. He supports the closed shop, and says it is important to Equity.

Contributors

A. G. Bracken

Keywords

Politics; Actors; Legislation; Trade unions; Entertainers; Government; Wages; Wage policy; TUC; Conservative Party; Political conferences; Conferences; Equity (union)

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