Miners strike - NUM extraordinary conference

Title

Miners strike - NUM extraordinary conference

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

11 Jul 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:03:23

Description

Report on the start of the NUM extraordinary annual conference with a motion for change in disciplinary rules and after a court order calling for a full ballot on the rule change. During the miners’ strike. Includes statements by NUM leader Arthur Scargill and Scottish Secretary Eric Clarke. Male reporter not identified (poss. Neil Mainland).

Contributors

Arthur Scargill; Eric Clarke; Neil Mainland?

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Conferences; NUM; Coal industry; Coal miners; Ballots; NCB; Legal decisions; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Nottinghamshire; Mine closures; High courts; Strikes (events)

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