Mines and miners’ strike

Title

Mines and miners’ strike

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

26 May 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:03:11

Description

Report on speeches by Arthur Scargill of NUM and Ken Sampey of NACODS unions in Northumberland (excerpts from speeches heard). And on the support in Cardiff for the miners imprisoned for the murder of a taxi driver during the miners’ strike. Emlyn Williams, President of the South Wales NUM, calls for the life sentences to be reduced, this is also mentioned in Scargill’s speech. Reporter not identified.

Contributors

Arthur Scargill; Ken Sampey; Emlyn Williams

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Homicide; Taxi drivers; NUM; Wales; Coal miners; Imprisonment; Coal mines; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Manslaughter; Sentencing; NACODS; Strikes (events)

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