Mining leaders on age of retirement

Title

Mining leaders on age of retirement

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:04:40

Description

Coal Board Chairman, Sir Derek Ezra on the debate over early retirement for miners. Ezra says that workers under ground will be included but that the Coal Board cannot include above ground workers in the proposal. NUM President, Joe Gormley responds to claims that unions have conceded demands to the Coal Board after initially aiming for retirement at 55. Peter Sharp reports.

Contributors

Peter Sharp; Derek Ezra; Joe Gormley

Keywords

Trade unions; TUC; Miners; NUM; Coal miners; NCB; Coal; Coal mines; Trade union members

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