LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

US miners’ strike

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

6 May 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:02:11

Description

Norman Beebe reports on a strike by mineworkers in the United States. President Jimmy Carter has invoked the Taft-Hartley Act to end the 91-day strike and get the miners back to work.

Contributors

Jimmy Carter; Norman Beebe

Keywords

USA; Legislation; Government; Strikes; Labour disputes; Law; Labour relations; Coal mining; Jimmy Carter; Coal miners; Presidents

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