Miners’ Strike special 2014

Steve Hammill, 1951-2021
Obituaries

Steve Hammill, 1951-2021

Steve was a militant rank and file Yorkshire miner, who was involved in three major strikes
23 July 2021
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Goldthorpe march remembers Miners’ Strike and continuing the fight today

About 1,000 people turned up in Goldthorpe to mark the 30th anniversary of the Miners’ Strike.
15 April 2014
Brassed Off adaptation is worth seeing in the miners' anniversary year
Reviews & Culture

Brassed Off adaptation is worth seeing in the miners’ anniversary year

This adaptation of the 1996 film is a must-see in this 30th anniversary year of the Great Miners’ Strike.
18 March 2014
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Rembering miners who lost their lives – Barnsley memorial biggest for years

Every year miners, their families and supporters come together in the Yorkshire Miners Hall, Barnsley to remember the two Yorkshire NUM members, David Jones and Joe Green, who lost their lives fighting for justice in 1984-85. 
18 March 2014
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Defending the strike against scabs

The banners of Newstead, Ollerton, Gedling and Thoresby collieries, backed by 3,000 striking Notts miners, defended their area NUM office against a scabs' rally early on Tuesday morning.
05 March 2014
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Why you should support this strike

The miners strike is a strike for every worker in this country.
05 March 2014
Dock strike - now start to picket
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Dock strike – now start to picket

The registered ports and all the largest unregistered ports are supporting the national dock strike.
05 March 2014
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Dock strike – from show of strength to shambles

Last weekend's conclusion of the docks strike was a messy affair. What started as a dramatic show of strength by the TGWU finished just ten days later in a shambles and few will be happy with the final outcome.
05 March 2014
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Strike brings more support

A strike at Manchester's Piccadilly station has ensured support for the miners there will continue.
05 March 2014
Court seizes miners' funds - an attack on us all
Features

Court seizes miners’ funds – an attack on us all

The Tory anti-union laws have finally been used against the miners.
05 March 2014
Onto the defensive
Features

Onto the defensive

We report from a meeting last Sunday of Socialist Workers Party members from 15 pits across the country. They discussed the present stage of the miners' strike, and how to combat scabbing.
05 March 2014
Tories' picket line lies
Features

Tories’ picket line lies

The police and the media have spent the twenty eighth week of the miners' strike engaging in an orgy of lies about 'picket line violence'.
05 March 2014
Stopping the filth
Features

Stopping the filth

'Miners once the salt of the earth, are now the scum of the earth'. That would have been the Sun's front page on Saturday morning had action by the print unions not kept this filth off the streets.
05 March 2014
TUC get off your knees - Defend the miners' union
Features

TUC get off your knees – Defend the miners’ union

The NUM is facing an attack on union rights more serious than anything we have seen in a lifetime. Never before have our rulers had the nerve to hand over a trade union lock, stock and barrel to a Tory lawyer.
05 March 2014
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Battle for the power stations

Three power stations - West Thurrock, Didcot and Tilbury - have in the last week all seen action in support of the miners. Workers at each station have refused to accept scab coal and oil.
05 March 2014
Still solid at Christmas - victory to the miners
Features

Still solid at Christmas – victory to the miners

Christmas on the picket line is something that Margaret Thatcher has admitted she thought she'd never see.
05 March 2014
Scargill calls for mass pickets
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Scargill calls for mass pickets

Most of the miners’ leaders have refused to call for mass picketing as the only way to guarantee victory for the strike. But there is one notable exception – Arthur Scargill.
05 March 2014
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Scab walks no more

Women from Sunnyhill village in South Yorkshire last week smashed police and Coal Board plans to demoralise strikers at Silverwood colliery.
05 March 2014
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Regular meetings are key

Even in pits where there is a high level of scabbing it is still possible to hold the strike together.
05 March 2014
United in battle for the class
Comment

United in battle for the class

One of the most exhilarating and exciting things about the miners’ strike is the mobilisation of women, writes Paul Foot.
05 March 2014
Kitchens in danger
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Kitchens in danger

These kitchens are in need of immediate financial help. Rush donations, and organise New Year delegations to:
05 March 2014
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Life without the union

Sixteen scabs at Bentley colliery went on strike last week and asked for union representation.
05 March 2014
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Jail supports miners

The heroic struggle of the miners has been a source of inspiration to many and has led to hundreds of thousands of pounds being collected. But the most moving story of the strike must be that of the self-sacrifice shown by one unlikely group of supporters – prisoners serving life sentences in a Portsmouth jail. 
05 March 2014
The battle of Orgreave and how it was lost
Features

The battle of Orgreave and how it was lost

The events outside Orgreave coking plant near Rotherham over the past two weeks may well come to be seen as the turning point in the miners’ strike. Alex Callinicos tells the story.
05 March 2014