| <p>Recorded memoirs of Glyn Williams discussing the 1969-70 unofficial strikes, which led up to the successful 1972 official seven week strike, and GW's experiences and actions during the strike. Includes issues such as overtime bans; wage disputes; assisting the Post Office workers in their earlier strike action; the support from various other trade unions; picketing; public opinion as a weapon against the government; support and morale. Also GW's comparisons with other strikes, such as 1912, 1921, and the 1926 General Strike; and international support</p><p></p><list><item><persname role="NUM president, south wales"><emph altrender="surname">Williams</emph><emph altrender="pre-title"></emph><emph altrender="forename">Glyn &</emph><emph altrender="dates"></emph><emph altrender="epithet"></emph><emph altrender="epithet"></emph></persname><occupation>NUM President (South Wales)</occupation></item><item><corpname><emph altrender="a">National Union of Mineworkers & NUM National Executive Council & NUM National Liason Committee & Post Office & National Union of Railwaymen & Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) & Seamen's Union & Trades Union Congress & Transport and General Workers Union & Miners International & West German Miners Union &</emph></corpname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Saltley Coke Works</emph><emph altrender="county">Birmingham</emph><emph altrender="parish">Midlands</emph><emph altrender="township">England</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Ogilvie Colliery</emph><emph altrender="county">Deri</emph><emph altrender="parish">Bargoed</emph><emph altrender="township">Mid Glamorgan</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Germany</emph></geogname></item><item><subject><emph altrender="a">event</emph><emph altrender="y">Strike, Surfacemen 1969</emph></subject></item><item><subject><emph altrender="a">event</emph><emph altrender="y">Strike, 1972</emph></subject></item><item><subject><emph altrender="a">event</emph><emph altrender="y">Strike, General 1926</emph></subject></item><item><subject><emph altrender="a">event</emph><emph altrender="y">Strike, 1912</emph></subject></item><item><subject><emph altrender="a">event</emph><emph altrender="y">Strike, 1921</emph></subject></item><item><subject><emph altrender="a">coal mining </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">strikes </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">wage agreements </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">disputes </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">overtime </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">trade unions </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">pickets </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">unemployment </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">recession </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">closures </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">marches </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">strike pay </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">welfare </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">pickets </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">wages </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject></item></list><list type="deflist"><defitem><label>Free field</label><item>National Power Loading Agreement 1966</item></defitem><defitem><label>Free field</label><item>Wilberforce Report 1972</item></defitem></list> |