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  1. People’s March for Jobs arrives in London (1981)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Speech

    Report on the end of the People’s March for Jobs, as the march reaches London. The protest is intended to raise awareness of the plight of the country’s unemployed. Includes a speech by Sid Weighell,...

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  2. Rail unions awarded 11 percent pay rise (1981)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Press conference

    Report on the 11 percent pay award by British Rail in exchange for talks with unions on productivity. Includes statements by Sid Weighell, leader of National Union of Railwaymen (NUR); BR’s chief...

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  3. Sid Weighell on Labour splits (1981)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Sid Weighell, General Secretary of the NUR, criticising the splits in the Labour Party as being disruptive to the action planned by the unions and criticising Tony Benn for stirring up...

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  4. British Rail talks with unions (1981)

    Genre
    News report; Press conference

    Report on the British Rail dispute. In an attempt to avoid strike action, British Rail and leaders of the workers’ unions have been holding talks on pay and productivity. With statements from Chairman of...

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  5. Call for rail investment (1981)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with General Secretary of the NUR, Sidney Weighell? about the need for the government to invest in the railways. Short break in recording. Female interviewer not identified.

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  6. Decision makers (1981)

    Genre
    Documentary; Interview; Speech

    Decision Makers- the Labour Party’s decision to elect future leaders through an electoral college, presented by Judith Dawson. With a majority trade union vote, is this more or less democratic than the...

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  7. Decision makers (1982)

    Genre
    Discussion; Documentary; Interview; Speech

    As British Rail moves from one crisis to another in their dealings with the unions, Decision Makers presented by Peter Murphy is at the National Union of Railwaymen conference in Plymouth. We hear the...

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  8. TUC conference on employment legislation (1982)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Report on a TUC conference arranged to discuss the implications of trade union legislation proposed by Employment Secretary Norman Tebbit in the Conservative Government’s Employment Bill. Speaking are: TUC...

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  9. National rail strike call (1982)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with General Secretary of the NUR, Sid Weighell, on a call for a national rail strike over flexible rostering and wages. Male interviewer not identified (poss. John Perkins?).

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  10. McCarthy inquiry into rail dispute (1982)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with General Secretary of the NUR, Sid Weighell, responding to the recommendations of the McCarthy inquiry into the recent rail dispute. Female interviewer not identified (poss. Antonia Higgs?).

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