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| 1874 | Disraeli, Benjamin |  |
| 10th Aug End of the agricultural strike in eastern England |
| 15th Aug Agricultural strike in eastern England |
| 1908 | Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Tyneside Helps settle the strike, accepting wage cuts & arbitration for the future |
| 1909 | Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Aug Succeeds in arbitrating a threatened coal miner's strke |
| 1920 | Lloyd George, David | |
| 18th Oct Miners walk out & make a claim for 2 shillings more per week |
| 3rd Nov The Miners return to work |
| 1925 | Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| London A subsidy of œ10M is agreed by the Cabinet for 9 months to prepare for a coal strike |
| 3rd May London Advocates "no surrender" to the strikers |
| 3rd May London Organizes the printing of a government newspaper, the "British Gazette" |
| 19th May London Praised by the Daily Mail for his handling of the General Strike |
| 1926 | Baldwin, Stanley | |
| Special constables & volunteers run essential services & troops maintain food supplies |
| The Samuel Report rejects nationalization of the mines & recommends a cut in wages |
| The Samuel Report sparks off the General Strike |
| May Declares a state of emergency during the general strike |
| 1st May The Miners go on strike |
| 3rd May The TUC calls a general strike in support of the Miners |
| 4th May 1st day of the General Strike |
| 4th May 4 million trades unionists are ordered at the General Council of the TUC to cease work |
| 12th May The last day of the General Strike, the miners stay out |
| 12th May The TUC unconditionally call off the general strike |
| 20th May The Miners Conference decides to continue with the strike |
| 19th Nov Last day of the Miners strike, forced back on the employer's terms |
| 1926 | Bevin, Ernest | |
| 3rd May Railwaymen, printers, builders, drivers, dockers, iron & steel workers join miners |
| 12th May The sympathy strike is called off but the miners continue their industrial action |
| 1926 | MacMillan, Maurice Harold | |
| London Helps pack copies of The Times during the General Strike |
| 1954 | Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Aug The dockers go on unofficial strike |
| 1955 | Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Mar Print Workers go on strike |
| 1960 | Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| 12th Feb London Gains approval from the cabinet to offer the NUR 5% which ia accepted |
| 1966 | Wilson, James Harold | |
| The strike causes a run on the pound |
| 13th May Summons the seamen's leaders to Downing St to avert a strike but the strike continues |
| 29th June The strike comes to an end when payscales are agreed |
| 31st Oct Strikes against redundancies close all British Motor Corporation factories |
| 1970 | Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| Clyde The government withdraws Upper Clyde Shipbuilder support |
| 1971 | Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| July Clyde Militant shop stewards occupy the four UCS shipyards |
| 1972 | Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| 5 dockers are arrested under the Indus trial Relations Act |
| The arrest of 5 dockers provokes the national Docks Strike |
| The NIRC orders a secret ballot for the BR offer which is rejected by 6-1 |
| 9th Jan 1st day of the miners strike |
| Feb London Miners reject Wilberforce's offer & gain concessions at Downing St |
| Feb London The miners return to work |
| Feb London Wilberforce reccomends 30% to the miners, accepted by the Government, 3X the NCB offer |
| 9th Feb A state of emergency is declared |
| 10th Feb Saltley Police are forced to give way to pickets at the Saltley coke works |
| 24th Feb Clyde It is announced in Cabinet œ35 million will be found to keep 3 of the 4 shipyards open |
| July London Pay negotiations break down, miners want 47% but are offered 10% |
| 2nd Nov London Negotiations break down |
| 2nd Nov London The TUC insist on repealing the Housing Finance & Indus trial Relations Acts |
| 1972 | Scargill, Arthur | |
| London Leads a picket which forces the closure of Saltley Coke Depot in Birmingham |
| 1974 | Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| Ulster Protestants stage a general strike & the Assembly collapses |
| Feb An error is reported in the NCB's claim miners earn +8% national average, it is -8% |
| Feb The election's main issues are the miner's strike & "who governs Britain" |
| 1974 | Rees, Merlyn | |
| 18th May Calls a state of emergencey after violence & strikes by the Ulster Worker's Council |
| 22nd May Ulster Says in Parliament road blocks cause supplies not to get to some Catholic areas |
| 1974 | Wilson, James Harold | |
| 6th Mar The miners' strike is brought to an end by agreeing to their terms |
| 7th Mar London The 3 day week & the state of emergency ends |
| 18th May Sunningdale The Ulster Workers Union calls for a total stoppage in Northern Ireland |
| 1976 | Callaghan, James | |
| 6th Sep The NUSAvote in favour of industrial action for œ6 contravening government pay policy |
| 22nd Sep The executive of the National Union of Seamen accept fringe benefits |
| 22nd Sep The executive of the National Union of Seamen call off the strike |
| 15th Nov Accepts comprimise, dockers employment monopoly within 1/2 not 5 mile radius |
| 1977 | Callaghan, James | |
| 10th Jan Heathrow Baggage handlers at Heathrow call off their 3 day dispute |
| 1977 | Mason, Roy | |
| Defeats the UWC strike |
| 1978 | Callaghan, James | |
| Dec British Leyland workers make a claim for 37% |
| Dec British Oxygen workers settle for 10% |
| Dec Ford workers settle for 17% |
| 1979 | Callaghan, James | |
| Jan Cabinet decides to buy off the road haulage workers with a 20% increase |
| Jan Local authority workers call for 8% |
| Jan Lorry drivers demand 20% |
| Jan Oil tanker drivers accept 15% |
| Jan Railway workers want 10% bomus on top of their 20% wage demand |
| Jan The road haulage drivers' dispute is made official by the TGWU |
| Jan Water workers go on strike |
| 1981 | Sands, Bobby | |
| 20th April Belfast Clashes worsen as Sands ' hunger strike reaches its 52st day |
| 1981 | Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 18th Feb Thatcher's Conservative Government withdraws plans to close 23 pits in its first major u-turn since coming to power 2 years ago |
| 21st Feb Miners vote in favour of a 9.3 per cent pay rise |
| 1984 | MacGregor, Ian | |
| 23rd May London Negotiations begin with the NUM |
| 23rd May London Scargill insists pitts must close on the basis of exhaustion |
| 1984 | Scargill, Arthur | |
| Jan The NUM bans overtime |
| 1st Mar Cortonwood The NCB announce closure of Cortonwood in Yorkshire sparking off the Miners Strike |
| 8th Mar Yorkshire The NUM National Executive supports Yorkshire & Scotland without a national ballot |
| 12th Mar London The beginning of the Miners Strike, during the 1st day 100 pits are closed down |
| April The NUM Special Delegate Conference votes to reduce the majority needed for a strike |
| 12th April Scargill vetoes a national ballot on the miner's strike |
| 23rd May London Negotiations begin with the NCB, Scargill says only exhausted pits should close |
| 29th May Orgreave Miners & police clash at Orgreave |
| 6th Sep Kellingley Miners & police clash at Kellingley |
| 21st Sep Maltby Miners & police clash at Maltby |
| 28th Sep A Judge rules that the miner's strike is illegal |
| 14th Dec A court fines Scargill for obstruction |
| 1984 | Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| Cheltenham Forbids trades union membership at GCHQ, œ1,000 is given for each union card |
| London The government agrees a miners' redundancy deal of œ1,000 per year of service |
| Mar London Sets up a special committee to deal with the Miners Strike |
| Mar Kent The Kent NUM challenge the government's right to turn away pickets |
| Mar Kent The Kent NUM loses its case against the government |
| 5th Mar Cortonwood Cortonwood colliery strikes over closure plans |
| 15th Mar Ollerton End of the flying pickets outside Ollerton colliery |
| 7th April London London demonstration in support of the miners |
| 12th April Scargill vetoes a national ballot on the miner's strike |
| 29th May Orgreave Miners try to force the closure of the Sheffield steel plant & confront the police |
| 9th July London The TGWU begins a Dock Strike over breaches of the National Dock Labour Scheme |
| 20th July London The TGWU calls off the National Dock Strike |
| 25th July London Walter Marshall estimates power stations can run until Nov 1985 |
| 7th Aug Yorkshire 2 Miners begin Court action against the Yorkshire NUM for striking without a ballot |
| 7th Aug Yorkshire NUM assets are sequestrated |
| 28th Sep A Judge rules that the miner's strike is illegal |
| 14th Dec A court fines Scargill for obstruction |
| 1984 | Walker, Peter | |
| London Wins his case for fighting the Miners Strike using Criminal Law rather than Civil Law |
| 1985 | Scargill, Arthur | |
| 3rd Mar The year long miner's strike is called off |
| 1985 | Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 5th Mar London The year long miner's strike is called off |
| 1988 | McCluskie, Sam | |
| 31st Jan The NUSAcalls a national strike in support of the 161 crew sacked by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company for refusing to accept new terms & conditions |
| 1988 | Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 31st Jan The NUSAcalled a national strike in support of the 161 crew sacked by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company for refusing to accept new terms & conditions |
| 31st Jan The NUSAcalls a national strike in support of the 161 crew sacked by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company for refusing to accept new terms & conditions |
| 4th Feb The National Union of Seamen (NUS) back down in the High Court after a three-day stoppage, which has stifled seafaring trade and transport in the UK |
| 4th Feb Thousands of seamen at major British ports are continuing to strike even though their union has called an end to the action |
| 1990 | Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 23rd Feb London The ambulance dispute is settled |
