Coal Strike (Clip 2)
Coal Strike (Clip 2)
(1978)
Duration: 00:26:20
Duration: 00:26:20
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Guests:
John Huddleston, Mike Meares, Jane English, Cecil Roberts, Kathy Busby, Alec Meiklejohn, Wayne Busby, John Hutchinson, Len Gross, Burdette Crowe, Helen Huddleston
Host : Ron Scott
Producer : Ron Scott
Associate Producer : Deborah Ray
Summary: The episode then shifts to an interview with a retired miner, John Huddleston. Scott and Huddleston discuss the lack of miner’s pensions. Huddleston also comments on the lack of unions when he began his mining career. Huddleston’s wife Helen tells about her worries as a coal miner’s wife, especially during strikes and labor disputes. John says that he probably would still work in the mines if he could do it all over again, since he did not have the education required to obtain a better job.
Host : Ron Scott
Producer : Ron Scott
Associate Producer : Deborah Ray
Summary: The episode then shifts to an interview with a retired miner, John Huddleston. Scott and Huddleston discuss the lack of miner’s pensions. Huddleston also comments on the lack of unions when he began his mining career. Huddleston’s wife Helen tells about her worries as a coal miner’s wife, especially during strikes and labor disputes. John says that he probably would still work in the mines if he could do it all over again, since he did not have the education required to obtain a better job.
