TUC conference - AUEW and miners support votes

Title

TUC conference - AUEW and miners support votes

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

Sep 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:02:51

Description

Report on votes at the TUC conference in Blackpool in 09/85 about whether to eject the Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers (AUEW) from the Congress over the issue of Government ballot funds; and on supporting workers jailed during the miners’ strike. Speaking are: Ron Todd, TGWU; Gavin Laird, AUEW; Arthur Scargill, NUM; Norman Willis, TUC General Secretary. Male reporter not identified (poss. Neil Mainland).

Contributors

Arthur Scargill; Ron Todd; Norman Willis; Gavin Laird; Neil Mainland?

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; TUC; Miners; Public finance; Conferences; NUM; AUEW; Coal miners; Ballots; Engineering; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Blackpool; Prisoners; Trade union members; Funding

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