Orgreave Police Deployment
Large police deployments confronted mass pickets near the coking plant during the strike.
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Arthur Scargill Biography and Timeline — Page 2
Follow Arthur Scargill through 116 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Arthur Scargill, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1984
Strike
10,000 miners march through London to Parliament. Police arrest 110. Opposition Labor Party accuses Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's Conservatives of intervening directly to defeat miners. Government affirms it will not interfere in any Coal Board settlement with miners
NUM London Demonstration
Thousands of striking miners and supporters marched to Parliament to publicise their dispute.
Strike
The battle of Orgreave, 5,000 riot police took on 5,000 protestors, who pelted officers with bricks and stones
Strike
Scargill knocked unconscious in Orgreave violence. Police deny he was hit by a truncheon
NUM Orgreave Confrontation
Large numbers of police and miners clashed at Orgreave coking plant during mass picketing.
Orgreave June Confrontation
Thousands of police officers and demonstrators confronted one another at Orgreave on 18 June.
Orgreave Mounted Police Charges
Mounted police were deployed during the clashes at Orgreave and their conduct later attracted major scrutiny.
Orgreave Picket Injuries
The day of clashes at Orgreave left miners and police officers injured amid conflicting accounts of the violence.
Orgreave Scargill Injury
Arthur Scargill suffered an injury during the confrontation while differing explanations of its cause circulated.
Orgreave Mass Arrests
Police arrested dozens of pickets following clashes at Orgreave and prosecutors later pursued serious charges.
Strike
Steel union leaders reject call for steel strike as 'completely unacceptable.'
NUM Peace Negotiations
NUM officials met the Coal Board as negotiations over pit closure policy resumed.
Strike
South Wales miners assets seized and fined $55,000 for contempt of court over picketing
Strike
Miners & police clash at Kellingley
Strike
Miners & police clash at Maltby
Strike
A Judge rules that the miners strike is illegal
NUM Court Ruling
A court ruling against union strike procedures increased legal pressure on the NUM.
Strike
Union fined $200,000 for contempt of court
NUM Contempt Fine
The National Union of Mineworkers faced a substantial contempt fine after failing to obey court orders.
Strike
Pit supervisors vote to strike
Nottinghamshire Supervisors Threat
The threatened national pit supervisors stoppage brought another potential source of disruption to Nottinghamshire collieries.
Strike
Pit supervisors call off their strike
Strike
The High Court orders seizure of union funds
NUM Funds Sequestration
A High Court order authorised steps to seize union funds in the continuing dispute.
Strike
The Sunday Times discloses the miners asked Libya for money
Strike
Union funds of $3 million seized in Dublin
NUM Dublin Funds Seized
Legal efforts to control the unions assets extended to funds held in Dublin.
Strike
1,200 miners go back to work
Strike
A growing number of miners decide to return to work as Christmas looms
Strike
Special union conference votes to fight on
NUM Conference Continues Strike
NUM delegates voted to maintain industrial action despite its growing financial and social costs.
Strike
A court fines Scargill for obstruction
Strike
Nottinghamshire miners vote to defy union rules
Nottinghamshire December Defiance
Nottinghamshire miners voted to defy NUM rules during the continuing national strike.
Orgreave Coke Lorry Convoys
Pickets sought to interrupt lorry movements carrying coke from Orgreave to steelworks.
Orgreave Steel Supply Dispute
The supply of coke to the steel industry was a strategic issue between striking miners and steel unions.
Orgreave Picket Organisation
Union efforts to concentrate pickets at Orgreave formed part of a strategy to affect steel production.
Orgreave Public Controversy
Competing accounts from police miners and broadcasters shaped public debate about the events at Orgreave.
Orgreave Industrial Strategy
Striking miners viewed access to the coking plant as a way to put pressure on steel supply chains.
Records, sources and methodology
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