NUM-TUC meeting over miners strike aftermath

Title

NUM-TUC meeting over miners strike aftermath

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:03:24

Description

Report on the meeting between the NUM executive and the TUC inner cabinet to discuss the reinstatement of miners sacked during the coal strike, the National Coal Board strategy over the the miners’ pay claim, and breakaway Union of Democratic Mineworkers. Includes interviews with Leicestershire NUM leader Jack Jones and NUM President Arthur Scargill. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Arthur Scargill; Jack Jones

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Wages; TUC; NUM; Coal miners; NCB; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Meetings; Union of Democratic Mineworkers; Strikes (events)

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