[…]st paid by the hour, were they?Charles Wilder: That's right, they were all paid by the hour, and electricians, the electricians used to belong to two unions I remember, ETU and NATKE. And I remember there was a strike by ETU and they brought in all the NATKE electricians. But it gradually developed […]
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[…]use I don't remember much about him really. Of course the other guy was there he came over, who was the ex-Spitfire pilot who still does things RAF reunions and things? John P. Hamilton 6:18 Oh, Tony. John Ammonds 6:22 OBs he works a […]
[…]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[…]
[…]alled Pennett-Elkington, who enabled me to form a thing called the Adelphi Play Society, which is all to do with the background I'm coming to - trade unions, etc. And Elkington... we took the little theatre which was in the Adelphi, a very famous little theatre. And, of course, you could hire it the[…]
[…]oming back, and they had asked me to become a small part and crowd casting director, because the film artists Association, which was the crowd artist union, was getting stronger, and they had started and inaugurated various conditions of service, but captive heart. I almost remember great clarity, b[…]
[…] ring, but he had forgotten me. I met him through union business later on. The cinema was still following me, […]
[…] paid for it. Certain unions - I think the Electricians' Union was really powerful at that time - the unions […]
[…] university. I mean, I've always been one for extracurricular activities. And I was the editor of the college magazine when I was there. I was on the union exec, and as typical me, I just got involved in everything. And but I was also and I was volunteering at Riverside, and in this and I had a boyf[…]
[…]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 […]
