Coal industry safety changes opposed

Title

Coal industry safety changes opposed

Genre

Interview

TX Date

23 Aug 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:02:23

Description

Paul Rowley interviews Peter McNestry, General Secretary of the pit union NACODS, about the Government’s plans to change responsibility for safety regulations in Britain’s mines without a parliamentary debate amid safety concerns following the recent Bilsthorpe Colliery disaster. He says the decision was purely to reduce costs. They are to legally challenge the decision.

Contributors

Paul Rowley; Peter McNestry

Keywords

Trade unions; Cost reduction; Coal mining; Mining disasters; Coal miners; Coal mines; NACODS; Mine safety

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