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Film Number |
8039 |
Title |
PEOPLE'S MARCH FOR JOBS 1991 |
Producer |
May Day Video |
Date |
1991 |
Gauge |
VHS |
Colour |
colour |
Sound |
sound |
Running Time |
27 mins 18 secs |
Description |
Footage of the People's March for Jobs in 1991, from Manchester to Liverpool, interspersed with interviews with the marchers. Scenes of the march starting off at Albert Square, Manchester; brief interviews with Terry Abbott, who organised the march, and Alan Manning, of the North West TUC, complete with on-screen titles and overlaid unemployment statistics. Marchers enter Salford as supporters are seen applauding, speeches are then seen being delivered on the steps of Bolton Town Hall. Further interviews with some of the marchers, then passing through Skelmersdale with more speeches and a brief one-man act portraying an employer. Ends with scenes of the marchers on the final stretch into Liverpool. |
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