Joe Gormley avoids NUM censure

Title

Joe Gormley avoids NUM censure

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

Mar 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:02:42

Description

Report on an NUM ballot on censuring President Joe Gormley for a newspaper article in which he opposed a strike over wages and on the article’s effect on ongoing miners ballot on possible strike action. Speaking are: Yorkshire miners leader Arthur Scargill; Joe Gormley. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Arthur Scargill; Joe Gormley

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Wages; Joe Gormley; NUM; Coal miners; Ballots; NCB; Presidents; Articles

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