Title

Miners strike - Vote to end overtime ban

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Apr 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:02:04

Description

Report on the result of a vote to end the overtime ban for miners and for workers to return to normal working conditions as the year long strike ends, to allow negotiation with the Coal Board over wages. Speakers are male protesters with Lancashire delegate Sid Vincent; NUM leader Arthur Scargill. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Arthur Scargill; Sid Vincent

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Wages; Working conditions; NUM; Coal miners; NCB; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Strikes (events)

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