Title

Miners strike - Orgreave pickets miners violence

Genre

News report; Vox pop

TX Date

Jun 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:02:10

Description

Report on the pickets at the Orgreave steel plant and the violent clashes between the miners and police. Includes vox pop with pickets and policeman shouting at colleagues to take care. Male reporter not identified. Background noise and shouting.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Trade unions; Labour disputes; Police; Miners; Violence; NUM; Policing practice; Coal miners; Steelworks; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Strikes (events); Orgreave

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