Joe Gormley on wage demands

Title

Joe Gormley on wage demands

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:01:57

Description

Archive interview from 24/01/74 with now outgoing NUM President Joe Gormley on the rejection by the Conservative Government led by Edward Heath of the miners’ wage demands and on the possibility of a national strike over the issue. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Joe Gormley

Keywords

Trade unions; Government; Strikes; Labour disputes; Wages; Labour relations; Coal mining; Conservative Party; Joe Gormley; NUM; Coal industry; Coal miners; NCB

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