miners' strike of 1984–1985 in the United Kingdom

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The miners' strike of 1984–1985 in the United Kingdom was a major industrial dispute between the National Union of Mineworkers and the Conservative government that became a defining confrontation over trade union power and economic policy in late 20th-century Britain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in United Kingdom history
industrial dispute
strike
alsoKnownAs UK miners' strike 1984–85
country United Kingdom
describedBySource British news media
academic studies of industrial relations
endDate 1985-03-03
followedBy further pit closures in late 1980s and 1990s
hasCause government policy of reducing state subsidies to coal
job losses in the coal industry
planned closure of coal mines
hasConsequence deep social divisions within mining communities
formation of the Union of Democratic Mineworkers
hasEffect cultural depictions in film and literature
introduction of further anti-trade union legislation
polarisation of British politics
strengthening of Conservative government authority
keyPerson Arthur Scargill
Ian MacGregor
Margaret Thatcher
Neil Kinnock
location England
Kent coalfield
Nottinghamshire coalfield
Scotland
South Wales coalfield
linked to: South Wales

Wales
Yorkshire coalfield
mainSubject coal industry restructuring
economic policy of the Thatcher government
trade union power in the United Kingdom
opponent Conservative government of the United Kingdom
National Coal Board
opposedBy working miners in Nottinghamshire
organizedBy National Union of Mineworkers
partOf history of the coal industry in the United Kingdom
history of trade unions in the United Kingdom
result accelerated closure of coal mines
defeat of the National Union of Mineworkers
increased unemployment in coalfield areas
long-term economic decline in many mining communities
weakening of trade union power in the United Kingdom
significantEvent Battle of Orgreave
picketing of collieries
sequestration of NUM assets
use of police to break picket lines
startDate 1984-03-06
timePeriod late 20th century

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The Iron Lady associatedWithEvent miners' strike of 1984–1985 in the United Kingdom
Margaret Thatcher government domesticIssue miners' strike of 1984–1985
linked to: miners' strike of 1984–1985 in the United Kingdom
Elizabethan era (second Elizabethan age) hasKeyEvent miners’ strike of 1984–85
linked to: miners' strike of 1984–1985 in the United Kingdom
miners' strike of 1984–1985 in the United Kingdom alsoKnownAs UK miners' strike 1984–85
linked to: miners' strike of 1984–1985 in the United Kingdom
National Coal Board notableEvent 1984–85 miners' strike
linked to: miners' strike of 1984–1985 in the United Kingdom
The Battle of Orgreave mainSubject UK miners' strike of 1984–1985
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Acid Brass influencedBy UK miners' strike
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Billy Elliot setInPeriod UK miners' strike of 1984–1985
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Scottish coal industry associatedEvent UK miners' strike (1984–1985)
linked to: miners' strike of 1984–1985 in the United Kingdom
Pride mainSubject UK miners' strike (1984–1985)
linked to: miners' strike of 1984–1985 in the United Kingdom
Yorkshire coalfield notableEvent UK miners' strike of 1984–1985
linked to: miners' strike of 1984–1985 in the United Kingdom
National Union of Mineworkers notableEvent UK miners' strike (1984–1985)
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National Union of Mineworkers led UK miners' strike (1984–1985)
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Ian MacGregor participatedIn 1984–1985 UK miners' strike
linked to: miners' strike of 1984–1985 in the United Kingdom
Kent coalfield involvedInEvent UK miners’ strike (1984–1985)
linked to: miners' strike of 1984–1985 in the United Kingdom
British coal industry associatedWithEvent UK miners' strike of 1984–85
linked to: miners' strike of 1984–1985 in the United Kingdom
UK Parliament 1983–1987 significantEvent 1984–1985 UK miners' strike
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