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28,816 results found for all records.
Miners strike - Peter Walker on back to work figures (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Energy Secretary Peter Walker on the latest return to work figures for the miners during the current strike. Male interviewer not identified.
Forced ballot at Austin Rover (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Terry Duffy, President of the Alamagamated Union of Engineering Workers (AEUW) on the decision to force Austin Rover workers to hold a ballot before any strike action takes place. Male...
Miners strike - Scargill seeks Soviet support (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the visit of NUM leader Arthur Scargill to the Soviet Union embassy to persuade the Soviets to increase restriction on fuel imports to Britain and provide hardship funds during the miners’...
Miners strike - Church role (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Roman Catholic Archbishop of Liverpool Derek Worlock on the role the church might have to play in negotiations in the ongoing miners’ strike. Also comments on the Church of England General...
Miners strike - NUM action criticised (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Martin Lyons, union leader of the power station engineers, with his opinion on actions of the NUM in the miners’ strike and whether the TUC should continue to support the NUM. Male...
Miners strike - Leon Brittan on violence (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Home Secretary Leon Brittan on victimisation and intimidation on picket lines during the miners’ strike and police action against it, after his visit to the picket lines. Female interviewer...
Miners strike - Scargill on back to work figures (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with NUM President Arthur Scargill on the NCB’s latest back to work figures for the striking miners. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Neil Mainland).
Cleaning privatisation criticised (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with General Secretary of the TUC, Norman Willis, on privatisation of hospital cleaning and waste collection services, which he claims have been a disaster, with the levels of service plummeting....
Miners strike - Miners barricade themselves into NUM HQ (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Lancashire miners leader Steve Howells on the reasons some miners have barricaded themselves into the North Wales NUM headquarters during the miners’ strike. Female reporter not identified.
GCHQ trade union ban (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with GCHQ trade union member Anne Downey on the reaction to the Government ban on union membership at the spy centre as the battle continues, and threat to her job. Male interviewer not identified.