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[…]ive and they got a lot of the sound people into the ETU, some didn't join but some did. And then there was a thing between the ETU and NATKE, the two unions - that the ETU wanted to have all ETU members as projectionists throughout the country. It was easy enough to organise, if they could have got […]
[…] war. Nobody bothered and I never heard of muchabout people joining but he said you really should join the ACT, it'sessential we should have a strong union after the war. And I think Itook his advice. I don't know who it was, I think I joined through Ron.There was a famous shop steward at Denham aft[…]
[…] producer/director section. I was involved very actively with the producer/director’s unit of the ACTT. I was a very active member of the union. So what I’m going to tell you… I have to tell you that before what I’m going to tell you. I went from Pinewood, we went from Pinewo[…]
[…]d when you come out of the Army, give me a ring and I'll see what I can do to help. I did give him a ring, but he had forgotten me. I met him through union business later on. The cinema was still following me, because I was then posted to London District Signal Squadron. It was my first qualified po[…]