Miners strike - Ian MacGregor on failed talks with NUM

Title

Miners strike - Ian MacGregor on failed talks with NUM

Genre

Interview

TX Date

14 Jun 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:03:18

Description

Ian MacGregor, Chairman of the National Coal Board, on the fourteenth week of the miners’ strike. He says talks with the National Union of Mineworkers have broken down and he is concerned that vacant pits are falling into disrepair. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Ian MacGregor

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Coal mining; Arthur Scargill; NUM; Coal industry; Mining; NCB; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Strikes (events)

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