ICONIC STRIKES #7: The U.K. Miners' Strike - The 1984-85 United Kingdom miners’ strike was a 362 days long strike that ultimately saw the decline in the power of trade unions. - Coal mining had been on a steep decline throughout the 20th century, with the industry employing approximately 1,000,000 workers in 1922, and only 231,000 by 1982. At that point, the coal mining industry was heavily subsidized by the government. In 1979 Margret Thatcher became Prime Minister. Her political and economic p

9.1K views · 61 reactions | When their pit was threatened with closure, the miners of Polmaise Colliery went on strike, with little idea of what was coming next. | BBC Scotland | Facebook

26K views · 67 reactions | Two Nottinghamshire ex-miners, from opposite sides of the 1984 Miners' Strike, meet for the first time in 35 years. Warning: Some strong language. https://bbc.in/2Ez8CrG | BBC Nottingham | Facebook

3K views · 3 comments | “People were prepared to do more and more extreme things.” In 1984, the town of Shirebrook in Derbyshire became known as the most divided in Britain as the miners’ strike was underway. Here’s how members of the community remember it. | Dispatches - Channel 4 | Facebook