Miners’ strike - Return to work predicted

Title

Miners’ strike - Return to work predicted

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:06:01

Description

Neil Mainland reports back to the studio on NCB spokesman Michael Eaton’s prediction that half the miners’ workforce will be back by Christmas, ongoing cost of the strikes, NUM links with Libya and Russia, church leaders to meet NUM. Includes interview with Michael Eaton. Male studio reporter not identified (poss. Peter Deeley).

Contributors

Neil Mainland; Michael Eaton; Peter Deeley?

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Arthur Scargill; NUM; Finance; Coal miners; NCB; Christmas; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Strikes (events)

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