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KINLEITH '80

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Year
1981
Reference
F5560
Media type
Moving image
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Year
1981
Reference
F5560
Media type
Moving image
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Place of production
New Zealand/Aotearoa
Duration
0:36:36
Production company
Vanguard
Credits
Producer: Gerd Pohlmann
Director: Gerd Pohlmann
Director: Rod Prosser
Director: Russell Campbell
Music: Alistair McQuillan
Music: John Vesey
Narrator: Merata Mita
Produced For: Nz Federation Of Labour
Producer: Russell Campbell
Producer: Rod Prosser

Covers the 12-week-long strike at Kinleith Pulp and Paper Mill, owned by New Zealand Forest Products in January 1980.
Strike action by major unions brought production to a halt. The strike inspired community spirit and family support for the 530 striking workers and the 3000 out of work as a result of the strike.
After 8 weeks and intervention by the Government, a number of workers spoke at various workplaces throughout the country to support the strike and the plight of the families involved. As a result $630,000 was donated to aid the workers.
On 27th March workers met and their demands were met, ending the strike.