National Union of Mineworkers

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British organisation miners' union trade union

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.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
National Union of Mineworkers canonical	13
National Union of Mineworkers (Scottish Area)	1
National Union of Mineworkers (South Wales Area)	1

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	miners' strike of 1984–1985 in the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: UK miners' strike (1984–1985)
movement	labour movement ⓘ surface form: British labour movement
notableEvent	miners' strike of 1984–1985 in the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

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

miners' strike of 1984–1985 in the United Kingdom → organizedBy → National Union of Mineworkers ⓘ

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 ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Union of Mineworkers (Scottish Area)

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 ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Union of Mineworkers (South Wales Area)

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 ⓘ