TUC chief calls for miners strike truce

Title

TUC chief calls for miners strike truce

Genre

Interview

TX Date

25 Jan 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:03:15

Description

Interview with TUC General Secretary Norman Willis on the current miners strikes, claiming the timing is right for a truce, and for an agreement to be made and on per-conditions set by prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Mark Mardell interviews.

Contributors

Mark Mardell; Norman Willis

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Margaret Thatcher; Labour relations; Miners; NUM; Coal industry; Coal miners; NCB; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Strikes (events)

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