You'll find here a range of media covering topics close to the interests of Calderdale Trades Council....
A series of short labour movement documentaries co-ordinated by Mark Metcalf, a member of the NUJ and Calderdale Trades Union Council @markmetcalf07 / [email protected] / 07392 852561
The story of Halifax in August 1842, when local workers downed tools to join a nationwide general strike for better pay and extended voting rights and found themselves ruthlessly suppressed - with many killed and injured.
duration: 32 minutes Directed and edited by Francesca Platt; produced by Mark Metcalf.
Why junior doctors are taking strike action and how without a victory in their pay battle the NHS faces even more problems in the future in recruiting staff.
