NATIONAL UNION OF RAILWAYMEN (TALKS)

HC Deb 01 July 1975 vol 894 cc352-3W

Q24. Mr. Blaker

asked the Prime Minister if he will make a statement about his recent talks with the leaders of the National Union of Railwaymen at No. 10 Downing Street.

The Prime Minister

I met the full executive of the National Union of Railwaymen on 14th June. The purpose of the meeting was to make the Government's position plain; it was in no sense a negotiation with the NUR. My colleagues and I stressed the extreme gravity of the decision by the NUR to call an official strike in support of its wage claim and outlined the serious economic consequences if it went ahead.