[…] like a bomb. So that was part of the job. But so it wasn't, it was a bit boring, really. But what it would work would allow me to was to get a union ticket. So I actually got my ACTT ticket when I was at visit it, I got a couple of people to sponsor me and I managed to get into the camera bra[…]
[…]orked for STV it was almost like you were in this bubble that was just STV? R: Yes. Absolutely. I: And had you become a, had you joined the Union in STV? R: Oh yes! I joined the Union in, I mean, I'm a, I've only just retired, I've only just left it actually! I: So, that would ha[…]
[…]of the Royal Dutch Shell group, because in fact, the Film Unit had its ACTT shop and over the steward, and Shell obviously have workers everywhere in unions, but not a single management using those tools. So I was unique. The rather nice thing was that ACTT called us out on a one day stoppage. Now, […]
[…] was when I waiting for it I did my baby sitting and then I worked for a television group in an office in Manhattan. And I could actually have got my union card I think, well yes I could have done. But because I, I suppose foolishly kept on coming back here cause I’d get an interesting offer to trav[…]
[…]ure. Really, I hadn't read enough about it. I think something needed to be doing, because I felt the film artist Association. It's such a tiny little Union. It needed something, but I can't you see Mr. Brown again, was coming down here. There's so much I had to catch up on, because I used to go to t[…]