The story of
The General Strike
In May 1926 over 1.5 million UK workers went on strike, bringing Britain to a standstill. Our records provide an insight into its origins and impact.
Series
National Coal Board: Signed and Sealed Agreements
Catalogue reference: COAL 99
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COAL 99
This series contains formal agreements made by the National Coal Board with coal industry trade unions and other organisations on such issues as pay, conditions of service, retirement and transport. It also includes annual reports and accounts...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- COAL 99
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Title (The name of the record)
- National Coal Board: Signed and Sealed Agreements
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1946-1987
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains formal agreements made by the National Coal Board with coal industry trade unions and other organisations on such issues as pay, conditions of service, retirement and transport. It also includes annual reports and accounts for the Coal Industry Housing Association, the National Conciliation Board for the Coalmining Industry and Coal Industry (Patents) Ltd.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Chronological order for COAL 99/1-357 and by former reference number for COAL 99/358-457.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 457 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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In 1998 British Coal Corporation
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5347/
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