Miners’ reaction to planned pit closures

Title

Miners’ reaction to planned pit closures

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:03:35

Description

Report on the threat of strike action by the NUM after plans for pit closures were announced by the National Coal Board (NCB). Bridgend NUM President Emlyn Williams announces a strike at his coalfield; NUM leader Joe Gormley urges calm. John Perkins reports.

Contributors

John Perkins; Joe Gormley; Emlyn Williams

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Coal mining; NUM; Coal industry; Wales; Coal miners; NCB; Coal mines; Bridgend; Mine closures; Redundancies

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