The Miners' Strike (1984–85)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Miners'_Strike_(1984–85)
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:center
gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:cause proposed closure of coal mines
gptkbp:commemoratedBy annual events in mining communities
gptkbp:documentedIn numerous books and documentaries
gptkbp:endDate 1985-03-03
gptkbp:followedBy further pit closures in late 1980s and 1990s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Miners' Strike (1984–85)
gptkbp:impact increased restrictions on trade unions
long-term social and economic effects on mining communities
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:opposedBy gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher
gptkb:National_Coal_Board
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:National_Union_of_Mineworkers
gptkbp:participants over 142,000 miners
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:UK_miners'_strike_(1974)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher's_government
UK trade union history
gptkbp:result closure of many coal mines
decline of coal industry in the UK
defeat of the strike
gptkbp:startDate 1984-03-06
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:20th-century_England
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7