The World - News from Jan. 8, 1985
More than 1,100 British miners abandoned their 43-week-old coal strike, the most in one day since mid-November, the National Coal Board said. About 71,000 of the 188,000 members of the National Union of Mineworkers, or almost 38%, are now defying their strike leaders and reporting for work, the board said. Union chief Arthur Scargill disputed the board’s figures, saying that 140,000 union members are still on strike. The walkout was called to oppose mine closures and job cuts.
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