Miners strike - Arthur Scargill on overtime ban

Title

Miners strike - Arthur Scargill on overtime ban

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:02:36

Description

Neil Mainland reports on the continuing National Union of Mineworkers strike. Union President, Arthur Scargill brushed aside any threat to the campaign, despite a rebellion among pithead winders in Staffordshire. He says the enormous losses in production show the ban is working and the miners are winning. He also says they are considering joining action with the National Union of Railwaymen. Trevor Bell represents the NUM’s white-collar workers on the Executive; he discusses the wages situation.

Contributors

Arthur Scargill; Neil Mainland; Trevor Bell

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Wages; Working conditions; NUR; NUM; Coal industry; Coal miners; NCB; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Jimmy Knapp

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