Roy Lynk

Roy Lynk OBE (born 9 November 1932)[1] was a leader of the Union of Democratic Mineworkers.

He was Branch Secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers at Sutton Colliery from 1958-79.

He replaced Henry Richardson as General Secretary of the Nottinghamshire area of the NUM in March 1984.

In October 1992 Michael Heseltine announced the closure of 32 of the UK's 53 remaining pits.

In October 1992 he held a week-long hunger strike protest at Silverhill Colliery.