Smiths Dock closure

Title

Smiths Dock closure

Genre

News report; Vox pop; Speech

TX Date

May 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:01:23

Description

Report on a mass rally in Middlesbrough, following the announcement of the closure of the Smiths Dock on Teesside (15/05/86), and union calls for a national dock strike. Includes vox pop with workers at the rally; speech by Bill Purvis, Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers (AUEW); piper and chanting. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Bill Purvis

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Unemployment; Demonstrations; AUEW; Shipbuilding industry; Shipbuilding industry personnel; Smiths Dock; Middlesbrough; Teesside

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