Miners strike - Silver Birch interview

Title

Miners strike - Silver Birch interview

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Sep 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:02:47

Description

Interview with Nottinghamshire miner Chris Butcher (also known as Silver Birch), on the declaration of the miners’ strike as unlawful, his seeking a return to work by miners and the violence and intimidation on the picket lines. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Chris Butcher

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Police; Violence; Coal industry; Coal miners; Ballots; Legal decisions; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Strikes (events)

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