The Miners Strike
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- The Miners Strike
- Margaret Thatcher
- Won the 1983 general election
- The first and only female prime minister
- People had strong opinions on her
- They either loved her or hated her
- She decided to close down all of the nations mines
- The Strike
- The strike lasted for a year
- The miners were got no pay for the duration of the strike
- People got no coal for the duration of the strike
- The strikers began to crumble so excepted higher pay to go back to work
- Strikers who excepted the money were known as scabs
- The mines were considered as being uneconomic
- People were given food parcels during the strike to feed the strikers and their families
- The strike lasted for a year
- Edward Heath
- Won the 1970 election
- Un employment continued to rise
- Trade unions were strong
- Miner strikes of 1972 and 1974 caused 3 day working weeks
- He created policies which were later called "thatcherisms"
- 1982 Employment Act
- Trade unions had to have 30% yes votes to strike
- Secondary picketing was also banned
- NCB - National Coal Board
- They controlled the mines
- Ian Macgregor was the head/ leader
- Stock Pilling
- They stock pilled to prepare for the miners going on strike
- They stock pilled coal for months before the strikers
- Arthur Scargill
- Leader of the miners
- A gift to the miners
- Unwilling to compromise
- Socialist
- The Police
- Police were given extra pay to sort out the strikes
- Miners were panned from travelling
- Riots happened between police and strikers
- National Ballot
- A national ballot wasn't called
- This is illegal
- The strike happened in spring so people didn't need coal
- A national ballot wasn't called
- The Battle Of Orgreare
- Near Rotherham
- 29th May 1984
- Police came from all over the country
- All the miners came from all over the nation
- The miners stopped coal from coming out of the mines and storage
- Many people were injured on both sides
- Margaret Thatcher
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