TUC conference - Vote on jailed miners

Title

TUC conference - Vote on jailed miners

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

Sep 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:02:37

Description

Report on the 1985 TUC conference in Blackpool in 09/85 with attention focusing on a vote on supporting workers jailed after the miners’ strike. Speakers are: Arthur Scargill, NUM; Neil Kinnock, Labour Party leader. Male reporter not identified (poss. Mark Mardell).

Contributors

Arthur Scargill; Neil Kinnock; Mark Mardell?

Keywords

Trade unions; Labour Party; Strikes; Labour disputes; TUC; Miners; Conferences; NUM; Coal miners; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Blackpool; Prisoners; Trade union members

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