Sentence examples for pit closure from inspiring English sources

The scars of the ruthless pit closure programme, representing de-industrialisation on a scale never experienced in Britain, still remain.

On the other hand, Fox made known his early and public opposition to the pit closure programme of Michael Heseltine.

"If we had not got them out then, we would be here now talking about 14 bodies down there rather than a pit closure".

A pit closure plan in 1981 resulted in miners, including miners in Nottinghamshire, taking unofficial strike action (without a ballot) and forcing Thatcher into a U-turn, or in reality a body swerve.

I knew we had to do everything possible to persuade our members to direct their rage in a united way at the pit closure plan and its threat to butcher our industry.

The NEC accepted a report from me recommending that we call a special national delegate conference, and link our opposition to the pit closure plan with a demand that the coal board negotiate the union's wage claim.

That's the legacy of the pit closures.

It effectively prevented pit closures until both sides agreed the pit reserves were exhausted.

She is mindful of how much employment has changed since the pit closures.

Memories of the 1984 strike to stop the pit closures are still raw there.

Within weeks, the national Women Against Pit Closures campaign was launched.