Miners strike - Page 2

roverbarmy · 15th March 2024, 13:49

I had a Saturday job with a coal merchant and we had to go through the picket lines to collect "essential" coal for people who were "at risk". They got an allocation (from the union - authorised by the local councils). It was quite scary, as some lorries had been attacked by miners and their families on the way in and out of the pits. We managed to get a sash from the NUM, which we fixed to the front of the lorry and then' we had no bother. None of our at risk customers went without coal, as it had been stockpiled before the strike. The pensioners on one estate gave us a "Heroes Welcome" when we arrived. Many of them gave buckets of coal to other families with small kids etc. My great grandfather was a "hewer" at 14 years old.

Hard times.

torque2me · 15th March 2024, 15:01

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Originally Posted by YHT

Ref Unions; when I left sea I worked for as an engineer doing inspections ofpressure vessels and boilers. On a visit to a police garage there was a notice on the Police federation board " Scargill has done more for police pay than the Police federation ever did". Think they were referring to overtime and working away from home.

Like it and it was totally true!
Kev

15th March 2024, 13:49	#11
roverbarmy This is my second home Roverless + 1.7D Sportage Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: East Norfolk Posts: 7,050 Thanks: 729 Thanked 2,021 Times in 1,449 Posts	I had a Saturday job with a coal merchant and we had to go through the picket lines to collect "essential" coal for people who were "at risk". They got an allocation (from the union - authorised by the local councils). It was quite scary, as some lorries had been attacked by miners and their families on the way in and out of the pits. We managed to get a sash from the NUM, which we fixed to the front of the lorry and then' we had no bother. None of our at risk customers went without coal, as it had been stockpiled before the strike. The pensioners on one estate gave us a "Heroes Welcome" when we arrived. Many of them gave buckets of coal to other families with small kids etc. My great grandfather was a "hewer" at 14 years old. Hard times. __________________ Oil in my veins!