Miners strike - Latest developments

Title

Miners strike - Latest developments

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

21 Oct 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:02:23

Description

Report on latest in miners’ strike: appointment of a new National Coal Board spokesman - Chairman Ian MacGregor will be replaced by Michael Eaton; ACAS negotiations to avoid strike by NACODS miners’ union; arrest of elderly woman assailant. With comment from leader of the General Municipal Boilermakers and Allied Trades union, David Basnett; Labour MP Tony Benn speaking at a Militant Tendency rally in support of the miners. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

David Basnett; Tony Benn

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Arthur Scargill; ACAS; NUM; Coal miners; Industrial arbitration; NCB; Assault; Coal Strike (1984-1985); NACODS; Arrests; Ian MacGregor; Strikes (events); Michael Eaton

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