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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.
Plaque at Gay's the Word celebrating Mark Ashton and LGSM. Three months into the strike, Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) was established by Communist Party of Great Britain activist Mark Ashton, Mike Jackson, and their friends, after they had collected donations for the miners at the 1984 Lesbian and Gay Pride march in London. [4]
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.
Miners, police, journalists and politicians tell the story of the strike which changed Britain. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
During that strike, Margaret Thatcher’s government used the state to violently crush the miners and their communities.” Mr Wrack said 11,313 miners were arrested, around 7,000 injured, 5,653 ...
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 ...
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.
Women Against Pit Closures was a political movement supporting miners and their families in the UK miners' strike of 1984–1985.The movement is credited with bringing feminist ideas into practice in an industrial dispute and empowering women to take a public role in a community with a male-dominated sphere.