Police on the Picket Line
Article Abstract:
The struggle between the British National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the National Coal Board over mine closures is described. Although Arthur Scargill, president of the NUM, has not called a national strike vote, some mines have closed. Several groups of miners, however, have voted to keep their mines open. Police are on alert if violence erupts.
Publication Name: Economist
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1984
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The Cracks in the Coalface Look Bad for Scargill
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Although four fifths of British mines have been closed by the miner's strike, there is growing evidence of dissension among union membership. Union leaders are skeptical of winning fifty-five percent of the vote needed to call a national strike. A coal strike will not cause nationwide disruptions.
Publication Name: Economist
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1984
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