Ballot over NUM breakaway union

Title

Ballot over NUM breakaway union

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

17 Oct 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:03:32

Description

Report on the forthcoming ballot of mineworkers in Nottinghamshire and South Derbyshire to decide whether there should be a NUM breakaway union following the coal strike, when the union did not allow a national vote, and recent change in union rules shifting power to the national leadership and Arthur Scargill. Includes interview with Notts NUM leader Roy Lynk and deposed Notts NUM President Ray Chadburn. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Roy Lynk; Ray Chadburn

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Derbyshire; Arthur Scargill; NUM; Coal miners; Ballots; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Nottinghamshire; Strikes (events); Roy Lynk; Trade unions members

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