Arthur Scargill wins £13,000 union damages
Former miners’ leader Arthur Scargill has been awarded £13,000 in damages in the UK after he sued a trust fund of the union he led for 20 years.
Mr Scargill, 74, sued the National Union of Mineworkers Yorkshire Area Trust Fund (YATF) over a range of expenses he claimed he was owed when he worked for them in a £26,000-a-year role after he retired as NUM national president.