Miners’ strike - Arthur Scargill and national ballot

Title

Miners’ strike - Arthur Scargill and national ballot

Genre

Press conference

TX Date

20 Mar 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:02:38

Description

Arthur Scargill, President of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), on the strikes. Scargill says the police presence in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire is unwarranted and unprecedented. He condemns Ian MacGregor, head of the National Coal Board. The miners have received support from the Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU), the NUR (National Union of Railwaymen) and the National Union of Seamen. Miners are asking Scargill to call a national ballot.

Contributors

Arthur Scargill

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; TGWU; Police; NUR; Derbyshire; National Union of Seamen; NUM; Coal industry; Policing practice; Coal miners; Ballots; NCB; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Nottinghamshire; Ian MacGregor

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