miners' strike of 1984–1985 in the United Kingdom

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event in United Kingdom history industrial dispute strike

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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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
UK miners' strike (1984–1985)	4
UK miners' strike of 1984–1985	3
1984–1985 UK miners' strike	2
1984–85 miners' strike	1
UK miners' strike	1
UK miners' strike 1984–85	1
UK miners' strike of 1984–85	1
UK miners’ strike (1984–1985)	1
miners' strike of 1984–1985	1
miners' strike of 1984–1985 in the United Kingdom canonical	1
miners’ strike of 1984–85	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	event in United Kingdom history ⓘ industrial dispute ⓘ strike ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	miners' strike of 1984–1985 in the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ surface form: South Wales coalfield 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	The Battle of Orgreave ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ

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National Coal Board → notableEvent → miners' strike of 1984–1985 in the United Kingdom ⓘ

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Yorkshire coalfield → notableEvent → miners' strike of 1984–1985 in the United Kingdom ⓘ

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

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

this entity surface form: UK miners' strike (1984–1985)

Ian MacGregor → participatedIn → miners' strike of 1984–1985 in the United Kingdom ⓘ

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Kent coalfield → involvedInEvent → miners' strike of 1984–1985 in the United Kingdom ⓘ

this entity surface form: UK miners’ strike (1984–1985)

British coal industry → associatedWithEvent → miners' strike of 1984–1985 in the United Kingdom ⓘ

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UK Parliament 1983–1987 → significantEvent → miners' strike of 1984–1985 in the United Kingdom ⓘ

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