Miners strike - Arthur Scargill on new hopes for negotiations

Title

Miners strike - Arthur Scargill on new hopes for negotiations

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

Jan 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:02:53

Description

Report on the meeting between Peter Heathfield, General Secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers, and National Coal Board industrial relations director Ned Smith. NUM president Arthur Scargill and Yorkshire NUM president Jack Taylor comment at a press conference. (Scottish) male reporter not identified (poss. Neil Mainland).

Contributors

Arthur Scargill; Jack Taylor; Neil Mainland?

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Miners; NUM; Coal miners; NCB; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Peter Heathfield; Strikes (events); Ned Smith

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