LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Miners strike - NACODS vote

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:05:22

Description

Report on the vote by the National Association of Colliery Overmen, Deputies and Shotfirers (NACODS) to support the striking coal miners, and the possibility of action by the Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunications and Plumbing Union (EEPTU), which would see a full power outage across the country. Includes comment from Arthur Scargill, General Secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers; Fred Howell of the Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU); Fred Franks of the EEPTU; Peter McNestry of NACODS. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Arthur Scargill; Peter McNestry; Fred Franks; Fred Howell

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; TGWU; NUM; Coal industry; Ballots; NCB; EEPTU; Coal Strike (1984-1985); NACODS; Strikes (events)

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