National Union of Mineworkers

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The National Union of Mineworkers is a major British trade union that historically represented coal miners and became widely known for leading the pivotal 1984–1985 miners' strike against pit closures and government policy.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British organisation ⓘ
miners' union ⓘ
trade union ⓘ
affiliation Labour Party (UK) ⓘ
Trades Union Congress ⓘ
causeOfMembershipDecline closure of coal mines in the United Kingdom ⓘ
decline of the British coal industry ⓘ
country Great Britain ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
field industrial relations ⓘ
labour relations ⓘ
founded 1945 ⓘ
foundedAfterEvent nationalisation of the British coal industry ⓘ
headquartersCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
headquartersLocation Barnsley ⓘ
South Yorkshire ⓘ
historicalRole major trade union in the British coal industry ⓘ
representative body for coal miners in the United Kingdom ⓘ
industry coal mining ⓘ
keyPerson Arthur Scargill ⓘ
Ian MacGregor ⓘ
Joe Gormley ⓘ
Mick McGahey ⓘ
led UK miners' strike (1984–1985) ⓘ
movement British labour movement ⓘ
linked to: labour movement
notableEvent UK miners' strike (1984–1985) ⓘ
notableLeader Arthur Scargill ⓘ
Joe Gormley ⓘ
officeHeldBy Arthur Scargill ⓘ
opposed coal industry job losses ⓘ
pit closures in the United Kingdom ⓘ
policies of the Margaret Thatcher government ⓘ
peakMembershipPeriod mid-20th century ⓘ
politicalOrientation left-wing ⓘ
social-democratic ⓘ
position President of the National Union of Mineworkers ⓘ
predecessor Miners' Federation of Great Britain ⓘ
regionServed England ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
represented coal miners ⓘ
colliery workers ⓘ
significance central organisation in the 1984–1985 confrontation between miners and the UK government ⓘ
symbol of industrial militancy in late 20th-century Britain ⓘ
subjectOf extensive media coverage during the 1984–1985 miners' strike ⓘ
historical and political studies of the Thatcher era ⓘ
usedTactic collective bargaining ⓘ
picketing ⓘ
strike action ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Miners' Federation of Great Britain → successor → National Union of Mineworkers ⓘ
National Coal Board → opposedBy → National Union of Mineworkers ⓘ
Three-Day Week crisis → significantParticipant → National Union of Mineworkers ⓘ
Durham Miners' Gala → associatedWith → National Union of Mineworkers ⓘ
Scottish coal industry → laborOrganization → National Union of Mineworkers (Scottish Area) ⓘ
linked to: National Union of Mineworkers
Yorkshire coalfield → tradeUnionPresence → National Union of Mineworkers ⓘ
Arthur Scargill → employer → National Union of Mineworkers ⓘ
Arthur Scargill → memberOf → National Union of Mineworkers ⓘ
British coal industry → majorUnion → National Union of Mineworkers ⓘ
South Wales Miners' Federation → successor → National Union of Mineworkers (South Wales Area) ⓘ
linked to: National Union of Mineworkers
Yorkshire Miners' Association → affiliation → National Union of Mineworkers ⓘ
Durham Miners' Association → associatedWith → National Union of Mineworkers ⓘ
Northumberland Miners' Association → affiliation → National Union of Mineworkers ⓘ
Northumberland Miners' Association → dissolvedToForm → National Union of Mineworkers ⓘ
Stephen Walsh → employer → National Union of Mineworkers ⓘ
Dennis Skinner → memberOf → National Union of Mineworkers ⓘ
Arthur Scargill → employer → National Union of Mineworkers ⓘ
subject linked to: Arthur
Arthur Scargill → employer → National Union of Mineworkers ⓘ
subject linked to: Scargill