Miners strike - Scargill and Knapp on repercussions

Title

Miners strike - Scargill and Knapp on repercussions

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

4 Oct 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:02:36

Description

Report on the possible legal outcomes of industrial action by miners, and the unions’ role and position. Includes excerpts of speeches by Arthur Scargill, General Secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), and Jimmy Knapp of the National Union of Railwaymen (NUR). Male reporter not identified (poss. Neil Mainland).

Contributors

Arthur Scargill; Neil Mainland; Jimmy Knapp

Keywords

Legal procedure; Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Law; NUR; Arthur Scargill; NUM; Coal industry; Legal decisions; Coal mines; Coal Strike (1984-1985)

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