Decision makers

Title

Decision makers

Genre

Interview; Documentary

TX Date

7 Nov 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:24:57

Description

The Government is looking to curtail trade union powers, and unions are faced with massive unemployment: where do they go from here? Former union boss Jack Jones says as soon as the Conservative Party were elected, the relationship between unions and state started to break down. Tory MP Peter Bottomley agrees the Government should be talking to unions about pay. Also speaking: Norman Tebbit; union leaders Alan Fisher and Derek Robinson; Geoffrey Chandler. Presented by Terry Dignan. Engineer Colin Clements.

Contributors

Alan Fisher; Norman Tebbit; Derek Robinson; Peter Bottomley; Jack Jones; Colin Clements; Terry Dignan; Geoffrey Chandler

Keywords

Politics; Legislation; Trade unions; Government; Strikes; Labour disputes; Wages; Conservative Party; Unemployment; Labour law; Law reform

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