He worked with the NCB for 23 years, as a mining engineer from 1964, the year he joined the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) until 1987, he started his career with the NCB in the Lanarkshire Coalfield, at Auchlochan Colliery.
He worked with the NCB for 23 years the year, he started his career with the NCB in the Lanarkshire Coalfield. This was at Auchlochan Colliery. This was as a mining engineer from 1964. He joined the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) the year until 1987.