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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.
1984 United Kingdom dock strikes, strikes by dockwokers in the United Kingdom, including a 10-day strike in July [37] and a 3-week strike in September, [38] in sympathy with the 1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike. [39] 1984 US military bases strike in Greece, 27-day strike by Greek workers at American military bases in Greece. [40] [41]
1984–85 Eaton's strike; 1984 Globe Steel strike, 4-year strike by Globe Steel Corporation steelworkers in the Philippines, the longest strike in the country's history. [7] [8] Mudginberri dispute; 1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike, year-long strike by coal miners in the United Kingdom, represented by the National Union of Mineworkers ...
In the early days of the 1984–85 strike, the NUM made a decision to picket the integrated steel complexes. Scargill invoked the notion of the old Triple Alliance whereby the unions in coal, steel and rail were bound to support one another, and asked steelworkers not to handle deliveries of coal.
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1984–85 Waihi miners' strike: New Zealand Waihi: 1912 West Virginia coal wars: United States West Virginia: 1912–1921 United Mine Workers of America
For many women, the miners' strike of 1984 transformed their lives. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail ...
Agitated workers face the factory owner in The Strike, painted by Robert Koehler in 1886. The following is a list of specific strikes (workers refusing to work, seeking to change their conditions in a particular industry or an individual workplace, or striking in solidarity with those in another particular workplace) and general strikes (widespread refusal of workers to work in an organized ...