National Union of Mineworkers meeting
TitleNational Union of Mineworkers meeting
ReferenceTAPE/246
Date
n.d.
Scope and ContentA National Union of Mineworkers' meeting about pit closures during the 1984 miners' strike. Miners, miners' wives and others give their views on the strike and the pit closures. Also interspersed throughout with music and protest songs about the strike. One of the songs sung at the meeting is Casey Jones. It was written by Joe Hill, an American union songwriter. The song depicts Casey Jones, an engine driver who died in a railway accident in 1900, as a scab (strike-breaker) for the railway company. Before the song some strike supporters speak about strike-breakers.
Extent1 cassette tape and 2 digital recordings
Physical descriptionDuration: 1 hr. 02 min.
LanguageEnglish
Archival historyThe views and opinions expressed in the interview(s) are the interviewee’s own, and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the Working Class Movement Library.
The interview may contain attitudes and/or language that some people may find offensive and may contain discussions of events that some people may find distressing.
The interview may contain attitudes and/or language that some people may find offensive and may contain discussions of events that some people may find distressing.
Persons keywordNational Union of Mineworkers, Hill, Joe (1879-1915)
Conditions governing accessOpen
Levelfile
Normal locationZ (Room 24)