UK miners' strike

UK miners' strike

There have been several UK miners' strikes:

*South Wales miners' strike (1910)
*UK miners' strike (1912)
*UK miners' strike (1972)
*UK miners' strike (1974)
*UK miners' strike (1984-1985)

Miners also continued the UK General Strike of 1926.


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