Liverpool Strikes | Trade unions | Striking workers | 1970s Liverpool | Have your Say | 1978

Major industries are closing factories all over the UK, but one area in particular seems to be affected more than others. 'Inside Business' visits Liverpool to find out why this may be the case and is it just down to striking workers.
Filmed in 1978
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[@version736ha2]

The good old days, when the news reader had 2 ashtrays on the desk

[@dennisblake2498]

The good ol days when this country had backbone and would stand up.

[@regplasma7906]

Eamonn Andrews opens up the big red book and says Liverpool workers 'This is Your Strike'

[@marklola12]

Alot of strikes are down to greed, people getting jobs with a certain pay but deciding they want more

[@vinnyvincent2862]

A good pan of Scouse and a pot of tea would have solved all their problems ! 🤯

[@Spookieham]

I don't recall Eamonn Andrews doing news reports as well

[@Bazonthebass]

Yeah. It's all PC, safe, and boring now.

[@briansparks8528]

All done by bots with A.I now and they never go on strike

[@Ocinneade345]

That’s actually not true. They are done by machines, true, but I’d rather people be fairly compensated than be slave wagers

[@hazelwray4184]

This city bears the scars of indolent and avaricious husbands, sons and lovers - most people around here agree.

[@chriso8485]

What do those two words mean?

[@Tmuk2]

@@chriso8485 You could look them up

[@sallykinsella9736]

Very bizarre comment.

[@crumplezone1]

I blame Stan Boardman

[@nikkisinclaire4185]

He blames the Geeermans!

[@markmacthree3168]

@@nikkisinclaire4185 they did bomb his local chippy 🤪

[@jasonayres]

So, if I am hearing you correctly, basically the lazy lads from Liverpool were laid off from Leyland?
Happy Easter to you, too.

[@paulmcdonough1093]

scousers dont take crap and kiss arse like other cities fact

[@Bricameron]

The Lady Marion’s clearly not getting what she was promised.

[@Tahseenkhan_999]

Cygd

[@tsr207]

London centric reporting as usual from Thames !

[@elfulano5884]

You know they're London-centric when their intro features London's skyline.

[@zeddeka]

Well that was their franchise - to broadcast in the London area. The clue is in the name.

[@marklola12]

@@zeddeka actually Thames was shown all over the UK lol

[@whatamalike]

Gee wizz! Back when workers actually had some leverage in the workplace!
Not like now when folk are too shit scared to take a day off to take care of their kids without facing disciplinary action!

[@zeddeka]

From one extreme to another. Part of the reason we don't have any manufacturing sector left is because the unions went out of control, and they ended up being paid more than the value of what they were producing.

[@whatamalike]

@@zeddeka ok tory

[@sharifela7993]

@@zeddeka I’m afraid you are right, the economics just didn’t add up. Nisan up in Sunderland is a success story

[@Spookieham]

@@whatamalike it's a matter of public record and has been done to death. Rubbish management, no money and union wreckers: they all get the blame. Speke was a disaster from start to finish.

[@andrewjones-productions]

@@whatamalike You don't need to be a Tory to realise that they went overboard and made a rod for their own backs. The proof of the pudding is in the eating and look at British industry, especially the car manufacturing industry and it suffered both from gross mismanagement and trade unions getting too greedy, complacent and in at lest some cases, just lazy. Six of one and half a dozen of the other. ...and NO I am most certainly not a Tory. Ironically though, if there were ever a need for good trade unions, it is now as we are at the other end of the extreme.

[@daveconyard8946]

Nice One Brothers,👍