I am delighted to announce that, following our talks this afternoon, the 187 Ford...
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[following her talk with Rita, Connie and the rest of the Dagenham women, Barbara Castle makes a statement to the waiting journalists] Barbara Castle:
I am delighted to announce that, following our talks this afternoon, the 187 Ford machinists *will* be going back to work on the 1st of July. They will receive an immediate pay rise of seven pence an hour which will put them at 92 percent of the male rate. However this is not all. As a result of our discussion, I can confirm that the Government is in full support of the creation of an Equal Pay Act, and by the autumn of this year I guarantee appropriate legislation to ensure that this act becomes law!
I am delighted to announce that, following our talks this afternoon, the 187 Ford machinists *will* be going back to work on the 1st of July. They will receive an immediate pay rise of seven pence an hour which will put them at 92 percent of the male rate. However this is not all. As a result of our discussion, I can confirm that the Government is in full support of the creation of an Equal Pay Act, and by the autumn of this year I guarantee appropriate legislation to ensure that this act becomes law!
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I am delighted to announce that following our talks this afternoon
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the 187 Ford machinists
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will be going back to work on the first of July
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They will receive an immediate pay rise of 7 pence an hour
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Which will put them at 92 percent of the male rate
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However However this is not all
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As a result of our discussion I can confirm
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that the government is in full support of the creation of an Equal Pay Act
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And by the autumn of this year I guarantee appropriate legislation
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to ensure that that act becomes law Thank you
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Movie Summary
A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.
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Barbara Castle