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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