Miners 3% pay offer

Title

Miners 3% pay offer

Genre

Interview

TX Date

25 Nov 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:04:58

Description

National Coal Board Chairman, Sir Derek Ezra explains the 3% wage increase offer for the mining industry workers and his proposals for new wage bargaining. The financial position is very difficult due to the low productivity, due in turn to bad weather and transport difficulties. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Derek Ezra

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Wages; Labour relations; Coal mining; Collective bargaining; Coal miners; Labour productivity; Profits; Productivity bargaining

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