ATV Today: 17.12.1975: Chrysler

Summary

Chrysler shop stewards leaving Coventry for a meeting in London with Industry Secretary, Eric Varley, following the Minister's announcement of redundancies.

Year:

1975

Duration:

0:02:22

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

Shots of Chrysler union members boarding a train at Coventry station. Shot of brand new Chrysler Alpine car being tested. Bill Spencer interview with shop stewards from the Ryton and Stoke plants. He talks to Pat Fox (TGWU convenor at Ryton) about the expected cut of 2,500 in the workforce of 3,800 at Ryton. John Campbell (National Union of Sheet Metal Workers convenor at Ryton) is critical of plans for the Ryton workers to simply assemble the new Alpine car from French made parts and convenor Bob Morris from the Stoke plant who predicts worse unemployment than in the 1930s.


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