Miners' Strike 1984-85

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:center
gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:cause proposed closure of coal mines
gptkbp:endDate 1985-03-03
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Miners' Strike 1984-85
gptkbp:impact political polarization
social and economic hardship in mining communities
weakened trade union power in UK
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Arthur_Scargill
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive national and international coverage
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Orgreave
mass picketing
police confrontations
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher
gptkb:Ian_MacGregor
gptkb:Arthur_Scargill
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher
gptkb:National_Coal_Board
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:National_Union_of_Mineworkers
gptkbp:participants over 142,000 miners
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Trade_Union_Act_1984
gptkb:Employment_Acts_1980_and_1982
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Labour_Party
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Battle_of_Orgreave
gptkb:Thatcherism
gptkb:NUM_(National_Union_of_Mineworkers)
gptkb:UK_police_forces
gptkb:Conservative_government_(1979–1990)
gptkb:Scargillism
gptkb:National_Coal_Board
working-class communities
UK economic policy
British trade union movement
UK coal industry
UK industrial relations
pit closures
UK social history
UK coal mining communities
UK energy policy
UK labor law
UK media
UK police tactics
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:bfsParent gptkb:History_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6