Strike at Tymawr coal mine

Title

Strike at Tymawr coal mine

Genre

Interview

TX Date

28 Feb 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:05:34

Description

Interview with a mining engineer about the strike at the Lewis Merthyr/Tymawr pit in South Wales after his report recommending its closure as it is not economically viable, due to a poor output of coal despite a considerable investment in new technology and machinery. Male speaker and interviewer not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Trade unions; Reports; Strikes; Labour disputes; Coal mining; NUM; Wales; Coal miners; NCB; Coal mines; Mine closures; Lewis Merthyr; Tymawr

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