Miners' strike of 1984–85

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:center
gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:cause proposed closure of coal mines
gptkbp:consequence social and economic hardship in mining communities
inspiration for films and literature
increased government control over unions
cultural impact in British media and arts
division within the labor movement
increased tension between unions and government
legacy in UK political history
long-term impact on UK labor movement
police-miner confrontations
politicization of policing in the UK
rise in unemployment in mining areas
gptkbp:endDate 1985-03-03
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Miners' strike of 1984–85
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Arthur_Scargill
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive national and international coverage
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher
gptkb:National_Coal_Board
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:National_Union_of_Mineworkers
gptkbp:participants over 142,000 miners
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher
gptkb:Battle_of_Orgreave
gptkb:Arthur_Scargill
gptkb:National_Coal_Board
gptkb:National_Union_of_Mineworkers
UK coal industry
gptkbp:result closure of many coal mines
defeat for the National Union of Mineworkers
decline of the British coal industry
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Orgreave
gptkbp:startDate 1984-03-06
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Goldthorpe
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7