Material relating to disputes dealt with by the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association, comprising mainly dispute books containing tabulated information on general disputes in both associated and non-associated collieries, and stoppages without notice. Also included are documents relating to wage disputes in particular, as well as disputes relating to employment conditions in specific collieries.

The series comprises files relating to employment issues dealt with by Jill Evans including the rights of employees when companies were taken over, trades unions, empolyment rights, factory closures and redundancies