1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike - Wikipedia
WEBThe 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 the government deemed "uneconomic" in the coal industry
Miners' strike 1984: Why UK miners walked out and how it ended
WEBThe miners' strike of 1984-85 was a defining moment in the history of British coal mining and the biggest industrial dispute in post-war Britain. It pitted thousands of miners and their trade...
The Miners’ Strike Of 1984-85: What Happened & Why?
WEBJun 21, 2022 · The miners’ strike of 1984-85 was the longest and most acrimonious industrial dispute in Britain’s modern history. But it was more than that: to the communities involved, from Scotland and South Wales to Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire, it often felt like an undeclared civil war, pitting village against village, family against family – even ...
Miners' strike 1984: Divided miners meet 40 years after bitter strike - BBC
WEBTwo mineworkers from opposite sides of the biggest industrial dispute in post-war Britain have met for the first time. Ian Pyatt, who worked in Derbyshire, went on strike in March 1984 over...
10 facts about the UK miners' strike | Sky HISTORY TV Channel
WEBThe miners' strike was an attempt by the miners and unions to prevent the closure of 20 collieries across the UK. The local colliery's closure (including the mine and all additional buildings or offices) meant almost certain death for the mining communities built up around them.
Remembering the miners' strike that 'developed into a little war' - BBC
WEBMar 4, 2024 · Forty years on from a year-long miners strike which brought violence to the streets and tore communities apart, former miners and police officers have been sharing their memories.
Miners’ Strike: A Frontline Story - Forty years on from the Miners ...
WEBFeb 13, 2024 · Miners’ Strike: A Frontline Story - Forty years on from the Miners’ Strike, meet the men and women who lived on the front line. Many are speaking for the first time, and with extraordinary candour,...
The real story of the miners’ strike in five questions - Financial Times
WEBJan 3, 2014 · So here are five questions about the miners’ strike that the new papers help answer: 1) Did the government deliberately pick a fight with the miners? No.
How the miners’ strike of 1984-85 changed Britain for ever
WEBJun 16, 2014 · How the miners’ strike of 1984-85 changed Britain for ever. Thirty years later questions still haunt many of those who took part. Could the outcome have been different?
The Miners' Strike - BBC News
WEBJul 11, 2024 · Why the 1984 miners' strike began and how it ended. Thousands of miners were locked in a bitter dispute with Margaret Thatcher's government. Miners' Strike: A Frontline Story. The Miners'...