#OtD 5 Mar 1984 6,000 miners went on strike at Cortonwood Colliery starting the great miners' strike.

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#OtD 5 Mar 1984 6,000 miners went on strike at Cortonwood Colliery starting the great miners' strike. They were joined by most miners in Britain in opposition to pit closures, but they were sadly defeated by the Conservative govt. More in our podcast: https://workingclasshistory.com/tag/1984-5-miners-strike/