biography
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| (1938– )
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| biography:
| Trade unionist, born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, N England, UK. He became president of the National Union of Mineworkers in 1981, and a member of the Trades Union Congress General Council. He is primarily known for his strong, Socialist defence of British miners that has often brought his union into conflict with the government, most particularly during the miners' strike (1984–5), and when British Coal announced the closure of most deep-mine collieries in 1992. |
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