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Other lives: Coal miner in Shropshire who supported his colleagues through the strike of 1984-85

The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2022

Arthur Scargill back on the picket line outside coal mining museum to support strikers

The former president of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) stood with striking staff locked in a pay dispute with the National Coal Mining Museum for England

Daily Mirror · Oct 27, 2022

'We just wanted to carry on mining': What the strike which changed Britain meant for our miners - and what it says about the 'summer of discontent'

"We weren't trying to take over the country, we just wanted to carry on mining, to protect our jobs and communities"

Manchester Evening News · Aug 7, 2022

I wrote Sherwood as a warning. When communities are divided, the pain endures

Tensions from miners’ strike are echoed in Brexit, levelling up and today’s rail disputes. We can’t let bonds be torn apart, says playwright and screenwriter James Graham

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2022

Families in BBC Sherwood's real-life village 'still divided' by miners' strike

The community of Annesley Woodhouse on the fringes of Sherwood Forest was left shocked when their village the setting for one of the most brutal killings in Nottinghamshire's history

Daily Mirror · Jun 28, 2022

Philip Larkin’s profound and beautiful poetry sent me back to the classroom

The exam board that dropped the poet and others from the curriculum has overlooked their effects on young minds

The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2022

‘Is that who I think it is?’ Arthur Scargill joins rail picket line in Sheffield

Former NUM leader says he feels duty-bound to offer his support to striking workers, and has choice words for Starmer and Johnson

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2022

Three month strike set to end at Sibanye as miners back deal

South African precious metals miner Sibanye Stillwater said on Friday that trade unions leading a strike at its gold operations had a mandate from their members to accept a three-year wage deal.

Reuters · Jun 3, 2022

Defiant South African unions stage protest against Sibanye

Hundreds of striking Sibanye-Stillwater workers blocked a major highway outside Johannesburg on Friday to press their demands for higher wages, and union leaders said they would not back down despite the gold miner's no work, no pay policy.

Reuters · Mar 25, 2022