Title

Conflict over sacked miners

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop; Speech

TX Date

May 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:05:09

Description

Report on the Coal Board sacking some striking miners for various reasons from violence to abusing working miners and on the fight to get their jobs back. Includes views from sacked miners; NUM leader Arthur Scargill; speech by NCB Chairman Ian MacGregor. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Arthur Scargill; Ian MacGregor

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; NUM; Coal miners; NCB; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Dismissal from employment; Strikes (events)

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