What is 1912 United Kingdom national coal strike?
[[File:British coal strike - building up reserves for Midland Railway LCCN2014690349.tif|thumb|Miners on strike.]] The '''Coal Strike of 1912''' was the first [[national]] strike by coal miners in the [[United Kingdom]]. Its main goal was securing a [[minimum wage]]. After 37 days, the government ended the strike by passing the Coal Mines Act, extending the minimum wage to the mining industry and certain other industries with many [[Manual labour|manual]] jobs.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Greasley|first=David|last2=Mitchell|first2=B. R.|date=|title=Economic Development of the British Coal Industry 1800-1914.|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2553892|journal=Economica|volume=52|issue=208|pages=523|doi=10.2307/2553892|issn=0013-0427}} (Published November 1985) </ref> == References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:1912 in Europe]] [[Category:1910s in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Coal mining]]