Britain’s National Coal Board said more than...
Britain’s National Coal Board said more than 1,300 striking miners went back to work, the biggest return on one day since November. The 10-month walkout was called to protest the closing of unproductive mines and the accompanying loss of jobs. The board said that 73,000 of the nation’s 189,000 miners have now abandoned the strike and that coal is being mined at 71 of Britain’s 174 pits.
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