Miners strike - TUC and Thatcher meet

Title

Miners strike - TUC and Thatcher meet

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

19 Feb 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:02:29

Description

Report on meeting between the TUC and Prime Minster Margaret Thatcher with hopes to end the coal miners’ dispute. Speakers are Energy Minister Peter Walker and TUC General Secretary Norman Willis. Neil Mainland reports.

Contributors

Peter Walker; Neil Mainland; Norman Willis

Keywords

Trade unions; Government; Strikes; Labour disputes; TUC; Margaret Thatcher; Conservative Party; NUM; Coal miners; NCB; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Meetings; Strikes (events)

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