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The Riotinto mining strike of 1920 was a general strike that took place in the Riotinto-Nerva mining basin during 1920. The conflict went through several phases of varying intensity and lasted nine months, during which about 11,000 workers took part in the strike movement.
The coal-mining sector in the UK was always heavily unionised, and mining strikes such as in 1926, 1974 and 1984-5 have had big impacts on British society. The strikes caused bitterness both within and between pit communities , but also gave rise to expressions of solidarity such as sympathy strikes, material assistance such as food, and a ...
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 splices archive footage of the strikes, with stories from 15 individuals who were directly involved on the both sides of the events, including the miners and the police force.
Ore miners working on the Marquette Iron Range (located in the United States' Upper Peninsula of Michigan) went on strike in July 1865, shortly after the end of the American Civil War. They were put down by a naval detachment from the USS Michigan , using an improvised armored train , and later with an army detachment from Chicago.
[4]: 32 At the peak of the first strike, 5,800 miners were idle and only 900 working. [4]: 46 The strikebreakers were protected by private mine guards with full county deputy privileges, who were legally able to exercise their powers with impunity outside the walls of their employers.
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The West Virginia mine wars era began with the Cabin Creek and Paint Creek strike of 1912–1913. [1] With help from Mary "Mother Jones" Harris Jones , an important figure in unionizing the mine workers, the miners demanded better pay, better work conditions, the right to trade where they pleased (ending the practice of forcing miners to buy ...