Sir Robert Haslam of British Coal on a 6-day working week

Title

Sir Robert Haslam of British Coal on a 6-day working week

Genre

Interview

TX Date

6 Jul 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:04:31

Description

Sir Robert Haslam, Chairman of British Coal, on what will happen if miners vote against a 6-day working week. Interview covers how the Welsh NUM will react, other unions that have shown interest, whether the NUM will split, how Arthur Scargill thinks they were causing confrontation, and how they hope the Welsh NUM will be the union they deal with. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Robert Haslam

Keywords

Trade unions; Labour disputes; Arthur Scargill; NUM; Coal miners; Ballots; Working time; British Coal; NUM Wales

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