Libyan oil and sacked miners

Title
Libyan oil and sacked miners
Genre
News report; Interview; Speech
TX Date
20 Jun 1985
Year of production
1985
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Duration
00:02:33
Description
Report on the amount of oil bought from Libya during the miners strike and the issue of sacked miners discussed at the NUM conference. It looks at the Nottinghamshire miners rejecting the idea of a special meeting on the sacked men and the Labour Party’s view on them. Includes interview with Jim Slater; speech by Jack Taylor at the conference.
Contributors
Jim Slater; Jack Taylor
Keywords
Trade unions; Government; Imports; Conferences; NUM; Coal miners; Oil; Coal mines; Libya; Dismissal from employment; Strikes (events); Coal Strike (1983-1984)

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