About this episode
The episode discusses Eddy Shah's role in undermining the print workers' union in Britain during the 1980s.
Eddy Shah, prime minister and Margaret Thatcher at the National Free Enterprise awards in 1984. Shah saw his chance when new printing technology and new anti-union laws presented the perfect opportunity for trying to break the power of the print workers’ union. But the foundation for the printers’ defeat was laid not only by state forces but also by the sell-outs within the trade union movement itself: namely, by the treacherous leaders of the TUC and the electricians’ union. The maverick newspaper owner who worked with scabs, the TUC and the state to bring down Britain’s powerful print workers’ union. ---------------------------------------------- Subscribe! Donate! Join us in building a bright future for humanity! www.thecommunists.org www.lalkar.org www.redyouth.org Telegram: t.me/thecommunists Twitter: twitter.com/cpgbml Soundcloud: @proletarianradio Rumble: rumble.com/c/theCommunists Odysee: odysee.com/@proletariantv:2 Facebook: www.facebook.com/cpgbml Online Shop: https://shop.thecommunists.org/ Education Program: https://thecommunists.org/education-programme/ Each one teach one! www.londonworker.org/education-programme/ Join the struggle www.thecommunists.org/join/ Donate…
Topics covered
- Eddy Shah
- print workers' union
- trade union movement
- Margaret Thatcher
- anti-union laws
- new printing technology
Keywords
- Eddy Shah
- print workers' union
- Margaret Thatcher
- TUC
- anti-union laws
- trade unions
- newspaper owner
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