On this day, 19 February 1972, the UK’s miners, who had been on strike for seven weeks, accept
On this day, 19 February 1972, the UK’s miners, who had been on strike for seven weeks, accepted an improved pay offer above the government’s 8% pay cap. The strike had caused rationing of electricity and had forced factories with 1.2 million workers to temporarily close. *We have lots of great anniversaries today, for all of them follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wrkclasshistory https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1655274281324382/?type=3 -- source link