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Page 262
... mineworkers had stronger ties to their home com- munity than to their industry , and the number of long distance transfers was not large . By the end of March 1971 , when the great wave of closures was over , 14,974 men had taken new ...
... mineworkers had stronger ties to their home com- munity than to their industry , and the number of long distance transfers was not large . By the end of March 1971 , when the great wave of closures was over , 14,974 men had taken new ...
Page 305
... mineworkers in aggressive national action . The relative posi- tion of the daywagemen had deteriorated less than the ... mineworkers had temporarily recovered . There were a few other influences to make it likely that mineworkers ...
... mineworkers in aggressive national action . The relative posi- tion of the daywagemen had deteriorated less than the ... mineworkers had temporarily recovered . There were a few other influences to make it likely that mineworkers ...
Page 339
... mineworkers more satisfied with the fair- ness of their wages , but it did not put an end to the problems arising from wage levels . Quite apart from the possible inadequacy of face- workers ' differentials as a stimulus to maximum ...
... mineworkers more satisfied with the fair- ness of their wages , but it did not put an end to the problems arising from wage levels . Quite apart from the possible inadequacy of face- workers ' differentials as a stimulus to maximum ...
Contents
THE INHERITANCE | 3 |
THE MARKET FOR COAL | 37 |
TECHNOLOGY AND EXPLORATION | 61 |
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achieved activities agreement areas assets average British coal capacity capital CEGB cent chairman changes CINA closures coal industry Coal Industry Act coal prices Coal Products coalfields coalmining collieries Colliery Guardian Committee continued costs deep mining demand detailed divisional divisions early East Midlands economic effect energy figures Fleck Report Fuel and Power Ibid important improvement incomes policy increase interest investment Joe Gormley labour less loss mainly ment Midlands million tonnes miners mineworkers Minister Ministry of Fuel national board National Coal Board nationalized industries NCB Ann NCB's needed negotiations Nottinghamshire opencast mining operating output period Plan for Coal pneumoconiosis power stations practice problems profit programme projects reduced responsibility revenue rise Robens scheme seventies sixties South Wales South Yorkshire statutory strike structure supply tion tons underground unions wages workers Yorkshire