Pay in the Pits
The National Union of Mine-workers have agreed, in spite of fierce opposition, that productivity deals can be negotiated pit by pit. Last month miners rejected a national productivity deal that would have put up to 30 per cent extra in their pay packets.
In The Money Programme, John Roberts reports on why some miners are so anxious to accept a productivity deal; why others are so fearfu#of the consequences and why the National Coal Board want a productivity deal in the first place.
Deputy editor DAVID GRAHAM
Editor PAUL ELLIS