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, which had been nationalised in 1947.
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 ...
When Margaret Thatcher Crushed a British Miners’ Strike
WEBNov 16, 2020 · The failure of the 1984-85 miners’ strike helped revive the British economy, but had major implications for the future of labor unions and coal mining in Britain.
The Miners’ Strike of 1984-5: an oral history
WEBThe strike was the miners’ main weapon, and immediately provoked confrontation with employers, who were also ready to use the lockout to break miners’ resistance. Flying pickets like military detachments were organised to force out miners at other pits.
'I refuse to call it a defeat' - 1984 miners' strike oral history - BBC
WEBIn June 1984, thousands of miners from across Britain picketed at Orgreave coking plant in South Yorkshire in a bid to stop lorries delivering coal and collecting coke for Scunthorpe power...
How the miners’ strike of 1984-85 changed Britain for ever
WEBJun 16, 2014 · Working miners and coal-dependent businesses were encouraged to use the government’s new employment laws, which resulted in the sequestration of NUM funds. But it was another Ridley proposal, for “large mobile …
Miners’ Strike 1984 to 1985 - People's History Museum
WEBJan 31, 2024 · Less than a week later the Cortonwood miners walked out on strike, initiating one of the most significant industrial disputes of the 20th century. The strike rapidly spread through the coal fields, polarised the country, and left …
The Miners' Strike - BBC News
WEBJul 12, 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'...
How Thatcher broke the miners' strike - Sky HISTORY
WEBThe strike was officially called to a halt on March the 3rd 1985. The pit closures the miners had fought so hard to prevent began in earnest. In 1984 there were 174 deep coal mines in the UK by 1994 – the year the industry was finally privatized – there were just 15 left.