UK miners' strike may refer to:
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1893 United Kingdom miners' strike
The 1893 miners' strike was a major industrial action affecting many areas of Great Britain.
The strike involved about 300,000 coal miners in the Federated District, making it larger than any previous strike in the UK. This consisted of Yorkshi ...
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South Wales miners' strike (1910)
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both west and east.
Etymology
The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...
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1912 United Kingdom national coal strike
The 1912 United Kingdom national coal strike was the first national strike by coal miners in the United Kingdom. Its main goal was securing a minimum wage. After 37 days, the government intervened and ended the strike by passing the Coal Mines ...
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UK miners' strike (1921) UK miners' strike may refer to:
*1893 United Kingdom miners' strike
*South Wales miners' strike (1910)
*1912 United Kingdom national coal strike
* UK miners' strike (1921)
* UK miners' strike (1953)
* 1969 United Kingdom miners' strike, a widesprea ...
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UK miners' strike (1953) UK miners' strike may refer to:
*1893 United Kingdom miners' strike
*South Wales miners' strike (1910)
*1912 United Kingdom national coal strike
*UK miners' strike (1921)
* UK miners' strike (1953)
* 1969 United Kingdom miners' strike, a widespread ...
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1969 United Kingdom miners' strike
The 1969 United Kingdom miners' strike was an unofficial strike that involved 140 of the 307 collieries owned by the National Coal Board, including all collieries in the Yorkshire area. The strike began on 13 October 1969 and lasted for roughly ...
, a widespread unofficial strike
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1972 United Kingdom miners' strike
The 1972 United Kingdom miners' strike was a major dispute over pay between the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the Conservative Edward Heath government of the United Kingdom. Miners' wages had not kept pace with those of other industria ...
*UK miners' strike (1974)
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1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike
The 1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike was a major industrial action within the Coal mining in the United Kingdom, British coal industry in an attempt to prevent closures of pits that were uneconomic in the coal industry, which had been ...
, led by Arthur Scargill of the NUM
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1926 United Kingdom general strike
The 1926 general strike in the United Kingdom was a general strike that lasted nine days, from 4 to 12 May 1926. It was called by the General Council of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in an unsuccessful attempt to force the British government ...
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