Name/TitleBadge: Support the Miners
About this objectCircular pin badge featuring a miner's head on a white background. Text below reads 'Support the Miners' in black lettering.
N.B. This badge bears the same motif as those produced by the (Glasgow) East End Support Committee.
Date Madec.1984-85
Period1980s
Place MadeScotland, Glasgow
Medium and MaterialsInorganic, metal and plastic
MeasurementsDia: 37mm
Subject and Association KeywordsStrike action
Subject and Association Keywordssolidarity, unity
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984%E2%80%931985_United_Kingdom_miners%27_strike:
From 1984 until 1985, a major miners' strike shook the British coal industry in response to proposed closures of uneconomic pits. It was led by Arthur Scargill of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) against the National Coal Board (NCB), a government agency. Opposition to the strike was led by the Conservative government of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who wanted to reduce the power of the trade unions.
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBadge
Object numberGWL-2015-112-10
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved