ATV Today: 07.01.1975: Pay Freeze - Hosiery Factories in Leicester

Summary

The Hosiery and Knitwear Workers Union to hold an investigation after workers in three Leicester hosiery factories refuse a pay increase in support of their companies survival.

Year:

1975

Duration:

0:02:17

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

Two of the factories involved are Checkmate Fashions and Exonette. We see women at work at sewing machines in one of the factories. Alan Wallcroft talks to workers about why they have frozen their own wages. Interview with management representative about what they are doing in return for the workers. He talks about the need for wage freezes to combat rising prices.


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