[…]McGregor who with his Caley Cinema colleague George Mavers were the two principle elected officers of the local branch of the Cinema Employee’s Trade Union NATKE. Was it any wonder I had secured such a fabulous grounding? The Union “double act” of Jimmy and George were a really tough pair of negotia[…]
[…]to join the ACT which in those days wasn't any problem because they wanted members. After a time, I, a couple of years I became Vice President of the union.Roy Fowler: We mustn't get on to the ACT yet. We'll take that separately. At Movietone did you have a title?Reg Sutton: Sound recordist.Roy Fowl[…]
[…] we were in a way, we weren't members of the Union. They really hated our guts and I think this […]
[…] a couple of years I became Vice President of the union. Roy Fowler: We mustn't get on to the ACT […]
[…] it would be a good idea if you joined the union, we haven't got too many members but it will […]
[…] didn't know any other way, you know, it was grand! Anyway, the next rather frightening thing that happened there was the thing that put me off trade unions for many, many, many years. And it has a sequel later on, which we'll be talking about. But, during that period, there was the big strike which[…]
[…]l I mean like for example when I got to Hollywood I tell my story the people they're like they're quite amazed because nowadays it's easier since the unions have been broken out there. But in those days you had to be an assistant to I think for many years I think was an example when Alan JAGs who wa[…]
[…] movement during the mid 1930s. Tomlin was active as a Union Shop Steward, and he remembers details of the early […]
[…]l nowadays. And people would think it was alarming. But at the time it was marvelous, it was wonderful.DR: Did you have anything to do with the trade unions.WT: Not really, I just joined them,DR: Were you an Equity person rather than aWT: Yes, all of them, I have to be all of them. And you see when […]
