1972 UK miners' strike

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:center
gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:cause demand for higher wages
gptkbp:consequence introduction of the three-day week
power shortages in the UK
gptkbp:endDate 1972-02-28
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:1974_UK_miners'_strike
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1972 UK miners' strike
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:notableEvent Battle of Saltley Gate
gptkbp:opposedBy Edward Heath government
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:National_Union_of_Mineworkers
gptkbp:participants about 280,000
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:1926_United_Kingdom_general_strike
gptkbp:relatedTo British trade union history
labour relations in the UK
gptkbp:result miners received a pay increase
gptkbp:startDate 1972-01-09
gptkbp:topic coal mining
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1984–1985_UK_miners'_strike
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6