The legacy of the North East women who were the backbone of the 1984 Miners' Strike

The 1984 Miners' Strike meant men went months without getting wages. It meant hardship for families across the North East as ...
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The miners' strike seen through young women's eyes

In 1984, on the cusp of turning 16, Lisa McKenzie was excited to leave school and start her adult life working in a hosiery factory. But something happened that would change the course of her life, ...

'I'm back on the picket line, 40 years after the miners' strike'

Since August, staff at the National Coal Mining Museum have been striking in a row over pay. Many of them are ex-miners, who ...
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Public Call Out for Memories of the 1984/85 Miners’ Strike from National Coal Mining Museum

WAKEFIELD, UNITED KINGDOM, November 8, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- 2024 marks the 40th anniversary of the Miners’ Strike. To commemorate this, National Coal Mining ...
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Miner Conflict – Major Impact: an Anarchist Communist perspective on the Miners' Strike 1984-85

The Antagonism group reflect on their activities and theoretical development, through involvement in various groups and struggles from the mid-1980s to the end of the 1990s. South Wales miners strike ...
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'I'm back on the picket line, 40 years after the miners' strike'

David Scott has urged museum bosses to return to the negotiating table [Elizabeth Baines/BBC] Since August, staff at the National Coal Mining Museum have been striking in a row over pay. Many of them ...