Title

Effect of miners strike on rail industry

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:03:23

Description

Report on the effect of the coal strike on the rail industry, whose unions have shown the greatest support for striking miners. British Rail managing director for personnel, John Pallett(?) and the National Union of Railwaymen’s Jimmy Knapp comment. (Scottish) male reporter not identified (poss. Neil Mainland).

Contributors

Jimmy Knapp; Neil Mainland?; John Pallett(?)

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; British Rail; NUR; Miners; Railway workers; NUM; Coal industry; Coal miners; Coal mines; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Transport personnel; Freight transport

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