1984-85 UK miners' strike

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:center
gptkbp:arrested over 11,000
gptkbp:cause proposed closure of coal mines
gptkbp:documentedIn numerous documentaries
film 'Billy Elliot'
film 'Pride'
gptkbp:endDate 1985-03-03
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1984-85 UK miners' strike
gptkbp:impact social and economic hardship in mining communities
long-term decline in union power
gptkbp:injuries hundreds
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for books, films, and music
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive national and international coverage
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Orgreave
gptkbp:notableFeature mass picketing
heavy police presence
use of flying pickets
media bias allegations
food kitchens for miners' families
international support and donations
lack of national ballot
return to work movement
solidarity actions from other unions
split within NUM
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Arthur_Scargill
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher
gptkb:Conservative_government
gptkb:National_Coal_Board
police forces
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:National_Union_of_Mineworkers
gptkbp:participants over 142,000 miners
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:1972_UK_miners'_strike
gptkb:1974_UK_miners'_strike
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Trade_Union_Act_1984
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Thatcherism
British coal industry
UK trade union movement
gptkbp:result pit closures
decline of coal industry
defeat for miners
gptkbp:startDate 1984-03-06
gptkbp:supportGroups gptkb:Labour_Party
gptkb:Women_Against_Pit_Closures
various international unions
gptkbp:victim at least 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Frickley_Colliery
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8