Labour conference - TGWU back miners refund

Title

Labour conference - TGWU back miners refund

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

1 Oct 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:02:32

Description

Report on the decision of the powerful Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) at the 1985 Labour Party conference in Bournemouth to back a refund for miners to cover legal costs incurred during the pit strike. With comment from Ron Todd, TGWU. Male reporter not identified (poss. Neil Mainland).

Contributors

Ron Todd; Neil Mainland?

Keywords

Politics; Trade unions; Labour Party; Strikes; Labour disputes; TGWU; Coal mining; Political conferences; Political parties; Conferences; Compensation; NUM; Coal industry; Coal miners; NCB; Bournemouth; Coal Strike (1984-1985)

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