Miners strike - Miners continue back to work

Title

Miners strike - Miners continue back to work

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

1 Mar 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:02:29

Description

Report on the increasing numbers of coal miners returning to work despite lack of an agreement with the NCB, as the strike draws to a bitter end, and the NUM wanting to accept a previous NCB offer. With comment from NUM leader Arthur Scargill. Mark Mardell reports.

Contributors

Arthur Scargill; Mark Mardell

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; NUM; Coal miners; NCB; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Meetings; Mine closures; Strikes (events)

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