[…] I believe the, the local working ladies used, used to come round at lunchtimecouldn’t they?Oh no. A thing that struck me as a very, very, as a trade unionist talk about Women’s Lib. I knew what would happen when Women’s Lib started getting off because the women, well, the post girls and negati[…]
[…]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[…]
[…] that. Partly, no largely, because of the efforts of the union the authorities didn't make the mistake that they made […]
[…]Page 7Kitty Marshall Page 8Yes, I joined it when I got to London, I might have got to London in ’42, you see.It was ’43 you joined the union.Well according to my card it’s ’42.You see Big Brother’s been checking on you. Or they’ve got their records wrong, they do.[laughter] Not for th[…]
[…]armed person in the forces you needed around 13 or 14 people in civilian life as a back up to that. Partly, no largely, because of the efforts of the union the authorities didn't make the mistake that they made in the First World War which was virtually to kill the British film industry which had be[…]
[…]rs. They were not like the Quickie days we used to have in England. You know, years ago, there were, there were no shop stewards on the floor, no, no unions, no union those days, no. But there was a certain tolerance of what, how far, you know, you can push people, and everybody was so keen to finis[…]
[…] Zealand equity.John P Hamilton 12:36 What did you do with a broom? We all know the answer to that. So you joined equity your first trade unionGerald Chambers 12:45 was in was in was in New Zealand as an actor, as an actor. And I still have my card signed by a Mr. Jacques Fle[…]
[…]ame walking out, and he said, “Right that, print it’. [LAUGHTER] But we used to work some terrible hours, I’ll tell you! That’s the Union. You don’t want to get to the Union yet do you?ALAN LAWSON: Well no, the conditions then when you were working are interesting.HARRY MILLE[…]
[…] in that industry for nine years, eight years in the union. Yes, yes. Which is, mm, NUBSO. Yes. I then, […]
