Joe Gormley retirement party boycott

Title

Joe Gormley retirement party boycott

Genre

Interview

TX Date

8 Mar 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:02:07

Description

Interview with NUM President Joe Gormley on his controversial intervention in a recent pay deal, and on the boycott of his retirement party by left-wing union members after the awarding of a substantial pension package to the miners’ leader. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Joe Gormley

Keywords

Trade unions; Government; Wages; Coal mining; Joe Gormley; Pensions; NUM; Coal industry; Coal miners; Retirement; Parties (social gatherings)

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