Title

Miners strike - Scargill calls for support

Genre

News report; Press conference; Speech

TX Date

4 Dec 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:02:41

Description

Report on NUM leader Arthur Scargill speaking to a rally in Goldthorpe on the need for more union support for the miners’ strike, with excerpts of his speech and press conference, and Scargill’s driver Jim Parker asking press to move. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Arthur Scargill; Jim Parker

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; TUC; Police; NUM; Policing practice; Coal miners; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Strikes (events); Goldthorpe

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