baɪ ðə tˈaɪm hiː ɹᵻtˈaɪɚd fɹʌm ˈɑːfɪs ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn, ðɪ ˌɛnjˌuːˈɛm hæd sᵻkjˈʊɹd ˌɔn bᵻhˈæf ʌv ɪts mˈɛmbɚʃˌɪp sˌʌm ʌvðə bˈɛst tˈɜːmz ænd kəndˈɪʃənz ʌv ɛmplˈɔɪmənt ʌv ˌɛni sˈɛktɚɹ ʌv bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ˈɪndʌstɹi.
By the time he retired from office in 1959, the NUM had secured on behalf of its membership some of the best terms and conditions of employment of any sector of British industry.