Miners strike - Picket at Scunthorpe steel works

Title

Miners strike - Picket at Scunthorpe steel works

Genre

Vox pop; Discussion

TX Date

21 Jun 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:02:20

Description

Report on a picket by striking miners outside Scunthorpe Steel Works in a bid to gain support from the steelworkers. They also make clear their views on steel management, the Police, and Ian MacGregor, Chairman of the National Coal Board. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Police; Coal mining; Demonstrations; NUM; Coal industry; Mining; NCB; Steel; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Iron and steel workers; Humberside; Ian MacGregor; Lincolnshire; Industrial management; Scunthorpe Steel Works; East Midlands

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