The 1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike was a major industrial action within the British coal industry in an attempt to prevent closures of pits that...
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miners' strike may refer to: 1893 United Kingdom miners' strike South Wales miners' strike (1910) 1912 United Kingdom national coal strike UK miners'...
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The 1972 United Kingdom miners' strike was a major dispute over pay between the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the Conservative Edward Heath...
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the Miners (LGSM) was an alliance of lesbians and gay men who supported the National Union of Mineworkers during the year-long strike of 1984–1985. As...
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the Battle of Orgreave, which took place during the 1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike. As well as interviews, the film makes use of archival footage...
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portal 1980s portal 1990s Donbas miners' strikes 1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike 1989 Kosovo miners' strike Mandel 1990, p. 388. Mandel 1990,...
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The 1926 general strike in the United Kingdom was a general strike that lasted nine days, from 4 to 12 May 1926. It was called by the General Council...
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independent review into the impact of policing during the 1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike in Scotland's communities. In 2019, Scott was appointed...
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sides that the rivalry started. This was an outcome of 1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike, as the towns of Chesterfield and Mansfield were historically...
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The 1912 United Kingdom national coal strike was the first national strike by coal miners in the United Kingdom. Its main goal was securing a minimum wage...
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The 1969 United Kingdom miners' strike was an unofficial strike that involved 140 of the 307 collieries owned by the National Coal Board, including all...
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labor strikes by size List of miners' strikes List of worker deaths in United States labor disputes Streetcar strikes in the United States Strikes during...
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Events from the year 1984 in the United Kingdom. The year was dominated by the miners' strike. Monarch – Elizabeth II Prime Minister – Margaret Thatcher...
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include: 1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike: The Nottinghamshire Constabulary were heavily involved in the policing of the 1984–1985 United Kingdom miners'...
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Arthur Scargill (category UK miners' strike (1984–1985))
Mineworkers (NUM) from 1982 to 2002. He is best known for leading the 1984–1985 UK miners' strike, a major event in the history of the British labour movement...
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Winter of Discontent (redirect from Winter of 1978–79 in the United Kingdom)
decade 1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike, largely seen as a victory for Thatcher's government over union militancy Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom...
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1926 United Kingdom general strike Invergordon Mutiny Three-Day Week Grunwick dispute Winter of Discontent 1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike Battle...
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wage parity with steelworkers. 1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike, year-long strike by coal miners in the United Kingdom, represented by the National...
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in the 2000 film Billy Elliot, which was set during the 1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike in the fictional County Durham town of Everington but which...
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The 1893 miners' strike was a major industrial action affecting many areas of Great Britain. The strike involved about 300,000 coal miners in the Federated...
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remains of the colliery, which closed in March 1985 during the 1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike. The British Benzol coke ovens, which closed on...
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Killing of David Wilkie (redirect from David Wilkie (1984 death victim))
1949 – 30 November 1984) was a Welsh taxi driver who was killed during the miners' strike in the United Kingdom, when two striking miners dropped a concrete...
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County Durham (section Anglian Kingdom of Bernicia)
mining continued to decline and pits closed. The 1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike involved many miners across the county. Today no deep-coal mines exist...
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National Union of Mineworkers (Great Britain) (category 1945 establishments in the United Kingdom)
coal miners in Great Britain, formed in 1945 from the Miners' Federation of Great Britain (MFGB). The NUM took part in three national miners' strikes, in...
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Three-Day Week (redirect from UK miners' strike (1974))
and would return miners' wages to the levels recommended by the Wilberforce Inquiry in 1972. There had been some violence on miners' picket lines during...
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Miners' Strike: A Frontline Story is an 88-minute BBC Two documentary film about the 1984 UK miners' strike including the Battle of Orgreave. The film...
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NGA Dispute (category 1983 labor disputes and strikes)
picket lines in the 1980s, most notably during the 1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike. The 1980s would also see another much larger industrial dispute...
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unions. Its strikes had toppled the Heath government in the 1970s. However, the miners were not successful in their 1984-1985 strike. A strike was called...
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South Wales Coalfield (section Miners' health)
Coal mining History of coal mining 1926 United Kingdom general strike 1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike Miners' institute List of British coalfields...
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Kingdom miners' strike, year-long strike by coal miners in the United Kingdom, represented by the National Union of Mineworkers against layoffs. 1984–1985...
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