Tate & Lyle Sugar Workers Strike (1970-1979)

Unused / unissued material -
News report about strike at the Tate and Lyle sugar factory.
CU machine packing sugar bags. Good shots of bags being covered together in brown paper.
CU of protesters banner. VS of protest march - many banners are from the World Development Movement complaining about EEC subsidies for European sugar beet. Some of the marchers are dressed for a funeral to show that the new rules will be the death of the sugar cane industry in the UK.
LS of the Tate & Lyle sugar refinery in London. CU Interviews with group of sugar workers. Picture cuts out - sound continues. Picture returns for Piece to Camera by reporter.
MS of protest march. More interviews with protesters. MS of marchers as they sing.
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[@Zlervo]

Great footage.

[@tenerifereddog3943]

Not much has changed since then.

[@Xevose]

we hated the eu in the 70s and we still hate them in the 'twentys' and now we left.

[@_Ben4810]

Somebody should do a proper & full evaluation of the Tory party's business & commerce policies over the past 50+ years in this country...They have overseen so many disappearing industries & just how much of it were they responsible for I wonder...?