South Wales mine closure

Title

South Wales mine closure

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:03:50

Description

Report and interview with President of the NUM, Joe Gormley about the call for industrial action over the closure of Deep Duffryn Colliery in South Wales and the NUM demand for a sixty per cent pay rise. Graham White? reports.

Contributors

Joe Gormley; Graham White?

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Wages; Labour relations; NUM; Wales; Coal miners; Ballots; NCB; Coal mines; Mine closures; Deep Duffryn Colliery

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