[…]oughing] When I was taken on at ghoster[??-18:00] Films[??], 1971, Patterns of Discrimination hadn’t been published, so that, as far as the unions were concerned,women could not be accepted in technical jobs. So that, if you applied to the union tobe a camera technician, they sent a letter[…]
[…]when that was finished, and the eyes court just said And was the Closing time 645. But I suppose about three or four, two or three nights a week, the unions were agreed to an extra two hours. So you had a break and then an extra two hours. So you'll finish about nine. And then you've got upstairs wi[…]
[…]nbsp; And The Highlander was the real meeting place and everybody from, very much from the union at that time, you know, everybody, and also all the documentary people. So thatyou... […]
[…]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 […]
[…]SE, and then a law degree. AL An LLB? JG LLB. AL And you didn’t use it then? JG No, I was very interested in industrial and trade union law, and that was my speciality, and when I left college I was … went to the careers office and they suggested me for two basic jobs, and one wa[…]
[…] department, and became became a studio manager. So he done very well for himself, but sadly that he's passed away some years ago. A nice guy, a real union guy seems strange to become a studio manager, but that particular time, we had an outside let from the Walt Disney Productions, and they used Me[…]
[…]: And I said, "Oh, well I think I ought to join that," you see. And he nearly fell down when somebody actually volunteered that he wanted to join the union. And so that was it, I joined on the spot and I didn't pay any really very active role until...Alan Lawson : When was that?Gordon McCallum : Tha[…]
[…] ever join the ACTT or did you join the BBC union? ED: No, I joined the ACTT. I: You joined […]
[…] when somebody actually volunteered that he wanted to join the union. And so that was it, I joined on the […]
[…]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[…]
