ABSTRACT
Workham is one of six collieries formerly owned by British Coal that remain in operation in the Nottinghamshire coalfield. Nottinghamshire miners and their representative bodies have been associated with political moderation for many decades, and labour relations in the coalfield have not been as conflictual as in those coalfields where workers have traditionally subscribed to a more militant brand of trade unionism. In common with the other Nottinghamshire collieries, the majority of the Workham workforce has been represented by the UDM since its foundation in 1985, although the NUM continues to have a small presence at the colliery.
