ATV Today: 19.09.1973: Longbridge Walk Out

Summary

6,000 non-production workers at the British Leyland car factory at Longbridge in Birmingham walk out in protest at pay board's refusal to allow a wage increase.

Year:

1973

Duration:

0:01:53

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

Views of workers walking out of Longbridge and pickets outside the front gates stopping lorries coming in. Bob Warman interview with Derek Robinson, Chairman of the Engineering Workers Shop Stewards at the factory who says that they utterly reject the findings of the pay board.


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