Miners strike - Silver Birch on intimidation

Title

Miners strike - Silver Birch on intimidation

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:06:37

Description

Nottinghamshire miners’ representative Chris Butcher (also known as Silver Birch) on the ongoing miners’ strike. He speaks of threats and intimidation experienced by working miners, and criticises the Labour Party for backing violent picketers. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Chris Butcher

Keywords

Trade unions; Labour Party; Strikes; Labour disputes; Miners; Violence; Kent; Arthur Scargill; NUM; Coal industry; Coal miners; Ballots; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Right to employment; Chris Butcher

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