Miners vote against a strike

Title

Miners vote against a strike

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

10 Mar 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:04:46

Description

Report on miners voting against a national strike in a high profile ballot over the closure of the Lewis Merthyr/Tymawr pit. NUM South Wales Vice-President, Des Dutfield, talks about his next course of action. Coal miners at the threatened pit talk about their support of NUM leader Arthur Scargill and how they feel about losing the vote. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Des Dutfield

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Arthur Scargill; NUM; Wales; Coal miners; Ballots; NCB; Coal mines; Mine closures; Lewis Merthyr; Tymawr

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