General Strike NowMay 3

... General Strike. It was a desultory affair. A few hundred assembled ... general strike called by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in its now ...

The final Barnsley rally, with Graham as keynote speaker, represented the very forces responsible for the betrayal of 1984-85 miners’ strike and every betrayal thereafter.#Barnsley #SharonGraham #Unite #TUC #GeneralStrike #minersstrike
Unite uses Barnsley May Day and 1926 General Strike centenary to proclaim “rebirth of the trade unions”

Unite uses Barnsley May Day and 1926 General Strike centenary to proclaim “rebirth of the trade unions”

The final Barnsley rally, with Graham as keynote speaker, represented the very forces responsible for the betrayal of 1984-85 miners’ strike and every betrayal thereafter.

World Socialist Web Site
General Strike NowMay 3
... General Strike. The event was held in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, a town formerly at the heart of the coal mining industry. An SEP stall next to ...#1926GeneralStrike #Barnsley #SouthYorkshire #Trotsky #Stalin #MinersStrike
Socialist Equality Party intervenes at Unite event in Barnsley marking centenary of 1926 General Strike
Socialist Equality Party intervenes at Unite event in Barnsley marking centenary of 1926 General Strike

An SEP stall next to Glass Works Square, where the rally assembled, promoted the party's public meetings this month across the UK.

World Socialist Web Site
General Strike NowApr 26

A general strike took place in the United Kingdom from 4 to 12 May 1926 in an attempt to prevent wage reductions and worsening conditions for 1.2 ...

A general strike took place in the United Kingdom from 4 to 12 May 1926 in an attempt to prevent wage reductions and worsening conditions for 1.2 million locked-out coal miners#TradesUnionCongress #SirWinstonChurchill #Unions #Politics #MinersStrike #Strikes
How the General Strike of 1926 turned Britain into a battleground for 2m workers

NINE DAYS THAT SHOOK BRITAIN Inside the General Strike 100 years on as establishment 'bullied' workers

A general strike took place in the United Kingdom from 4 to 12 May 1926 in an attempt to prevent wage reductions and worsening conditions for 1.2 million locked-out coal miners

Daily Mirror
Show thread&2iJan 24
@Geri
I'm still cross about it. I'd add to the mix that NSea oil revenues could have helped a transition from coal by retraining and resettling miners and seeding new industry rather than just doing the Thatcher abandonment of communities previously reliant on coal mining.
#neoliberalism #history #MinersStrike #economics #inequality
Liam O'Mara IV, PhDJan 9
A UK #MinersStrike began on #ThisDayInHistory in 1972, and as power generation was still mostly coal at the time the government backed down on 19 Feb. and offer a 21% raise. All industries deserve a #LivingWage and workers need a pathway to future work when they become redundant.
30YrdScreamerAug 3, 2025

Due to being all chilled and zen I've decided to watch Miners Strike: Frontline Story on iPlayer. I'm gonna be in a grumpy rage very quickly I think.

#tory #thatcher #MinersStrike #bbc #iplayer #ClassPolitics #WorkingClass #ukpolitics

Rosie Walters Jul 21, 2025
"Ministers have announced an inquiry into the violent policing at Orgreave and the collapsed prosecutions of 95 miners accused of offences there, 41 years after the infamous scenes of 18 June 1984." #Orgreave #MinersStrike

Orgreave inquiry: Why now and ...
Orgreave inquiry: Why now and what are the crucial questions it seeks to answer?

The prosecutions of 95 miners charged with riot and unlawful assembly in 1985 collapsed amid accusations of police officers lying in court

The Guardian
30YrdScreamerJun 18, 2025

The TV News edited the footage to make it look like the Miners had attacked the police first.

#Police #PoliceViolence #Orgreave #MinersStrike

#QT https://mastodon.social/@workingclasshistory/114703906202995036

Show threadanalyse & kritikMay 2, 2025

Und schließlich noch ein Blick in die Geschichte: Der britische #MinersStrike stand für die große Niederlage im letzten Gefecht der Arbeiter*innenklasse. 40 Jahre später wissen wir: Das letzte Gefecht war er nicht – aber was dann? (Von 2024)

https://www.akweb.de/bewegung/das-glimmen-der-geschichte-vor-40-jahren-endete-der-britsche-miners-strike-mit-einer-niederlage/

RDW GlassApr 7, 2025
Miner's Strike 40th Anniversary stained glass window at Kincardine Library, Fife. Made by Local community and Keira Mclean. #stainedglass #glasgow #scotland #minersstrike #miners