Decision makers

Title

Decision makers

Genre

Interview; Documentary

TX Date

16 May 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:24:16

Description

Decision Makers- Closed shop unions, presented by Terry Dignan. How unions and employers can force employees to join a union in order to do or keep a job and the Conservative Party backbench campaign against this. Arguments for and against and alternatives to the closed shop are discussed. Speaks to: MPs George Gardiner and Joan Maynard; Employment Secretary Jim Prior; Alex Kitson, TGWU and Doris Todd, school dinnerlady. Engineer Dave Dawson.

Contributors

James Prior; Joan Maynard; Dave Dawson; Terry Dignan; Alex Kitson; George Gardiner; Doris Todd

Keywords

Legislation; Trade unions; TGWU; Labour relations; Employee rights; Employers; Labour law; Civil and political rights; Open and closed shop

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