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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 the government deemed "uneconomic" in the coal industry, which had been nationalised in 1947.
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The government responded to a strike by the Yorkshire miners in July 1919 by planning measures to maintain the mines during the strike. [4] In April 1921 the miners went on strike, seeking equalisation of wages between coalfields, but the unity of the triple alliance collapsed, leaving the miners to fight on until hunger drove them back to work ...
Miners' wages had not kept pace with those of other industrial workers since 1960. The strike began on 9 January 1972 and ended on 28 February 1972, when the miners returned to work. The strike was called by the National Executive Committee of the NUM and ended when the miners accepted an improved pay offer in a ballot.
The national coal strike of 1912 was the first national strike by coal miners in Britain. Its main goal of securing a minimum wage. Its main goal of securing a minimum wage. After a million men had walked out for 37 days, the UK Government intervened and ended the strike by passing a minimum wage law. [ 16 ]
UK miners' strike may refer to: 1893 United Kingdom miners' strike; South Wales miners' strike (1910) 1912 United Kingdom national coal strike; UK miners' strike (1921)
The Westmoreland County coal strike of 1910–1911, or the Westmoreland coal miners' strike, [1] was a strike by coal miners represented by the United Mine Workers of America. The strike is also known as the Slovak Strike because about 70 percent of the miners were Slovak immigrants. [ 2 ]
The Coal strike of 1902 (also known as the anthracite coal strike) [1] [2] was a strike by the United Mine Workers of America in the anthracite coalfields of eastern Pennsylvania. Miners struck for higher wages, shorter workdays, and the recognition of their union. The strike threatened to shut down the winter fuel supply to major American cities.