Post by dazb on May 23, 2005 11:54:12 GMT -5
Coalfield Strike 1970.
Correspondence relating to the miners' strike of 1970 including letters from the Department of Health and Social Security about striking miners returning to work, ballot for industrial action and state benefits. Minutes of Special Area Executive Council Meeting, National Executive Committee meeting and reports of other meetings. Copies of The Miner, numbers eighteen and thirty-three.
Just one other newspaper's reporting for Staffs area, over a few years before NPLA, I am guessing that there were very likely quite a few more than mentioned here
Evening Sentinel September 26th 1960. Late Final.
A strike occurred today at Mossfield colliery when 20 fillers stopped work in the Bull Hurst seam, the Holly Lane district was unaffected. More on this article is on this page in the "Sentinel"
Evening Sentinel July 3rd 1961 Page 5.
Resolve mining differences without strike war. An appeal to employers and employees, in the mining industry, by Sid Ford in his presidential address to the NUM conference. Since nationalisation about 20 million tons have been lost through unofficial action, while over the same period the NCB has had to import 26 million tons.
Evening Sentinel May 14th 1962 Page 1.
Silverdale miners still out on unofficial strike over Power Loading agreement. This concerns 30 men but is affecting 700 men.
Coalface trainees at Kemball pit threatened to go on strike today over a dispute regarding carrying powder cans. There was a meeting with the training officer and NUM representative. Thirty-six of them continued their work and three left the colliery.
Evening Sentinel . Sep10th 1963 Page 1.
Twenty four men stopped work at Hem Heath colliery today because, the NCB say of dissatisfaction with their wages and organisation of their work.
Evening Sentinel Final Sep. 26th 1963 Page 5.
The 24 men who were on unofficial strike at Hem Heath colliery were back to work today. 1,050 tons of coal was lost due to the dispute. The NUM had advised the men to return to work so they could negotiate an agreement.
Evening Sentinel Oct 25th 1963 Page 1.
Hem Heath colliery was paralysed by a strike of 1,300 men. Miners aggrieved by a six-shilling a day drop in the shift rate.
Evening Sentinel Dec 17th 1963 Page 1.
Because of a major unofficial stoppage, production at Florence was at a standstill today Tuesday. The stoppage began yesterday because men on one coal face worked the voluntary shift, producing 198 tons of coal. The loss in production was 3,000 tons of coal due to the strike. The voluntary Saturday shift was contrary to a previous decision taken by the NUM branch not to work the Voluntary shift.
Evening Sentinel Dec 31st 1965 Page 9. F.
About 2.500 engineering workshop and craftsmen in the North staffs coal field could become involved in the threatened official strike over the delay in settling with the Coal Board, a pay claim.
Sentinel 19th Dec 1957 late p1
Great Fenton Colliery on strike due to the poor quality of concessionary coal. 700 tons were lost with 200 men on strike.
Evening Sentinel. February 10th 1956. City Final Page 10
About 1,800 tons of coal has been lost at Norton colliery this week through a strike of underground workers, the strike started on the day shift on Tuesday, and the men returned to work yesterday afternoon.
Evening Sentinel. June 18th 1956 Late Page 1.
Production at Norton colliery as completely halted today, when 143 face workers joined 83 strippers who have been on strike since last Wednesday. Another 283 surface and underground workers were sent home
www.stokecoll.ac.uk/NSCFWeb/Sentinel/Sentyear.htm
Correspondence relating to the miners' strike of 1970 including letters from the Department of Health and Social Security about striking miners returning to work, ballot for industrial action and state benefits. Minutes of Special Area Executive Council Meeting, National Executive Committee meeting and reports of other meetings. Copies of The Miner, numbers eighteen and thirty-three.
Just one other newspaper's reporting for Staffs area, over a few years before NPLA, I am guessing that there were very likely quite a few more than mentioned here
Evening Sentinel September 26th 1960. Late Final.
A strike occurred today at Mossfield colliery when 20 fillers stopped work in the Bull Hurst seam, the Holly Lane district was unaffected. More on this article is on this page in the "Sentinel"
Evening Sentinel July 3rd 1961 Page 5.
Resolve mining differences without strike war. An appeal to employers and employees, in the mining industry, by Sid Ford in his presidential address to the NUM conference. Since nationalisation about 20 million tons have been lost through unofficial action, while over the same period the NCB has had to import 26 million tons.
Evening Sentinel May 14th 1962 Page 1.
Silverdale miners still out on unofficial strike over Power Loading agreement. This concerns 30 men but is affecting 700 men.
Coalface trainees at Kemball pit threatened to go on strike today over a dispute regarding carrying powder cans. There was a meeting with the training officer and NUM representative. Thirty-six of them continued their work and three left the colliery.
Evening Sentinel . Sep10th 1963 Page 1.
Twenty four men stopped work at Hem Heath colliery today because, the NCB say of dissatisfaction with their wages and organisation of their work.
Evening Sentinel Final Sep. 26th 1963 Page 5.
The 24 men who were on unofficial strike at Hem Heath colliery were back to work today. 1,050 tons of coal was lost due to the dispute. The NUM had advised the men to return to work so they could negotiate an agreement.
Evening Sentinel Oct 25th 1963 Page 1.
Hem Heath colliery was paralysed by a strike of 1,300 men. Miners aggrieved by a six-shilling a day drop in the shift rate.
Evening Sentinel Dec 17th 1963 Page 1.
Because of a major unofficial stoppage, production at Florence was at a standstill today Tuesday. The stoppage began yesterday because men on one coal face worked the voluntary shift, producing 198 tons of coal. The loss in production was 3,000 tons of coal due to the strike. The voluntary Saturday shift was contrary to a previous decision taken by the NUM branch not to work the Voluntary shift.
Evening Sentinel Dec 31st 1965 Page 9. F.
About 2.500 engineering workshop and craftsmen in the North staffs coal field could become involved in the threatened official strike over the delay in settling with the Coal Board, a pay claim.
Sentinel 19th Dec 1957 late p1
Great Fenton Colliery on strike due to the poor quality of concessionary coal. 700 tons were lost with 200 men on strike.
Evening Sentinel. February 10th 1956. City Final Page 10
About 1,800 tons of coal has been lost at Norton colliery this week through a strike of underground workers, the strike started on the day shift on Tuesday, and the men returned to work yesterday afternoon.
Evening Sentinel. June 18th 1956 Late Page 1.
Production at Norton colliery as completely halted today, when 143 face workers joined 83 strippers who have been on strike since last Wednesday. Another 283 surface and underground workers were sent home
www.stokecoll.ac.uk/NSCFWeb/Sentinel/Sentyear.htm