Ballot result in favour of NUM breakaway union

Title

Ballot result in favour of NUM breakaway union

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:02:46

Description

Report on the ballot result by mineworkers in Nottinghamshire and South Derbyshire in favour of a breakaway union. Includes reaction from Notts leader Roy Lynk, who is expected to be the General Secretary of the new Union of Democratic Mineworkers; and from NUM President Arthur Scargill. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Arthur Scargill; Roy Lynk

Keywords

Trade unions; Derbyshire; NUM; Coal miners; Ballots; Nottinghamshire; Trade union members; Union of Democratic Mineworkers

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