Miners strike ballot
- Title
- Miners strike ballot
- Genre
- News report; Interview
- TX Date
- 9 Mar 1983
- Year of production
- 1983
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- Duration
- 00:04:17
- Description
- Report on the miners’ ballot for strike action to save a pit in South Wales. It is expected the miners will vote not to strike, which could damage the reputation of NUM leader Arthur Scargill. With comment from Derbyshire miners leader, Peter Heathfield; Kent miners leader Jack Collins; South Wales NUM Secretary George Rees. Male reporter not identified.
- Contributors
- Peter Heathfield; Jack Collins; George Rees
- Keywords
- Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Arthur Scargill; NUM; Coal industry; Coal miners; Ballots; NCB; Coal mines; Mine closures; Ian MacGregor
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