LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

TUC conference - TGWU on miners’ strike

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Sep 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:03:13

Description

Former General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) , Jack Jones? and current leader Moss Evan talk about trade union solidarity after the decision made at the TUC conference in Brighton that unions should not cross picket lines and should support the miners’ strike. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Neil Mainland).

Contributors

Moss Evans; Jack Jones; Neil Mainland?

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; TGWU; TUC; Conferences; NUM; Coal miners; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Brighton; Strikes (events); Collective agreements

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