Miners' Strike (UK, 1984–85)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Miners'_Strike_(UK,_1984–85)

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:center gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:arrested	over 11,000
gptkbp:casualties	at least 3
gptkbp:cause	proposed closure of coal mines
gptkbp:commemoratedBy	annual events in mining communities
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:documentedIn	numerous documentaries film 'Billy Elliot' film 'Pride'
gptkbp:endDate	1985-03-03
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Miners' Strike (UK, 1984–85)
gptkbp:impact	major social and political impact in UK
gptkbp:injuries	hundreds
gptkbp:leader	gptkb:Arthur_Scargill
gptkbp:legacy	decline of trade union power in UK lasting impact on UK industrial relations
gptkbp:location	gptkb:England gptkb:Scotland gptkb:Wales gptkb:Kent gptkb:Yorkshire gptkb:South_Wales Nottinghamshire
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	extensive national and international coverage
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Battle_of_Orgreave mass picketing police confrontations
gptkbp:opposedBy	gptkb:UK_Government gptkb:Conservative_government gptkb:National_Coal_Board police forces
gptkbp:organizer	gptkb:National_Union_of_Mineworkers
gptkbp:participants	over 142,000 miners
gptkbp:primeMinisterDuringStrike	gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Thatcherism coal mining in the United Kingdom UK labour history UK trade union movement
gptkbp:result	closure of many coal mines decline of coal industry in UK defeat for National Union of Mineworkers
gptkbp:startDate	1984-03-06
gptkbp:supportedBy	various trade unions Labour Party (some members) international solidarity groups
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Labor_History
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7