Miners Call for Refund of Thatcher's Pounds 15-a-Week Strike Dock ; Compensation Will Run to Millions If Claims Allowed
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TENS of thousands of former miners could be compensated for benefits taken from their families during the 1984 strike.
Secretary of State for Wales Paul Murphy has contacted Work and Pensions Secretary James Purnell regarding the refunding of money cut from supplementary payments to miners' spouses during the industrial action.See the full content of this document
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Miners Call for Refund of Thatcher's Pounds 15-a-Week Strike Dock ; Compensation Will Run to Millions If Claims Allowed
If the government rules ex-miners are entitled to the money, reimbursement could run into tens of millions of pounds.
More than 20,000 men were employed in Sou...See the full content of this document
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