Organisation: NUM

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

world

Mounting calls for public inquiry into miners’ strike

Calls for a public inquiry into the year-long miners’ strike are being stepped up as communities across the country gear up to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the start of the most bitter industrial conflict in living memory.

world

South African union official calls for intervention in violence

world

Police fire rubber bullets at South African miners

world

Miners down tools as unrest spreads

world

Quarter of miners return to work after fatal clashes

world

Arthur Scargill wins £13,000 union damages

Unions agree to end gold strike

The two unions representing striking South African gold miners today agreed to accept management’s latest offer and return to work, ending the industry’s worst strike in 18 years.

Thu, 11 Aug, 2005

Goldminers due to launch strike

AROUND 100,000 South African gold miners were due to launch the first industry-wide strike in 18 years last night to press demands for better wages, the country’s biggest mining union said.

Mon, 08 Aug, 2005

UK unions in merger talks

Informal talks have opened between the UK's mineworkers’ union and the biggest rail union in Britain with a view to a merger, it was learned today.

Mon, 11 Oct, 2004

Scargill says no regrets over miners' strike

Former National Union of Mineworkers president Arthur Scargill tonight insisted he regretted nothing about the 1984 strike and insisted that his union did not lose.

Mon, 02 Aug, 2004