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Following further negotiations with UNISON,industrial action, largely affecting our Underground Tours, is confirmed to take place from Wednesday 20 August to Sunday 14 September. Although Underground Tours will be unavailable during this period, theMuseum will remain openand continue to share the important history of coal mining with our visitors. Read the full statement here.
A framed front page from the Daily Express, dated 10th May 1926. The top right article looks at ‘Strike Must Fail, Labour Movement set back for a Generation.’ The article reports on the New York Times urging the extremists to stand aside to hasten a settlement.
