Why would a miner strike in 1995?

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RJB Mining, a private company which operates 20 collieries, may face industrial action if it continues trying to force miners to accept a three-year pay freeze, according to Steve Kemp, secretary of the Stillingfleet colliery's branch of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). RJB has obtained a court injunction preventing the NUM from calling selective strikes, but the NUM still hopes to hold one-, two- or three-day protests, halting production until RJB agrees to recognise collective bargaining. Kemp feels that miners have been abandoned by the Labour party and that the NUM has become isolated.

Labor relations, Interview, Miners, Kemp, Steve

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When hell burst through the pavement and grew

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The eccentric production designer, Anton Furst, 46, won an Oscar in 1990 for his design of Batman's Gotham City and accepted a Hollywood commission. He committed suicide on Nov 25 1990 by jumping from an eight-storey building when he was about to check in to Midtown Hospital, Los Angeles, for help with giving up drugs and drink. He trained in fine art and sculpture at the Royal College of Art under Sir Hugh Casson. He designed the set for 'The Company of Wolves' and recreated Vietnam for 'Full Metal Jacket.'

Biography, Design and construction, Motion pictures, Movie set design, Batman (Motion picture), Furst, Anton

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The battle for George Michael

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Singer George Michael has finally concluded his legal battle with Sony Music Entertainment, reaching an agreement under which he is no longer required to deliver six more albums and Sony will receive $40 million and a royalty payment on future recordings from Virgin and Dreamworks SKG, Michael's new record labels. Sony has lost its battle to retain one of its star performers, while Michael himself has lost three years of his career. A new single is now expected on the new labels in autumn 1995.

Cases, Michael, George, Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

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