What is National Union of Mineworkers (Great Britain)?
The '''National Union of Mineworkers''' is a trade union for coal miners in Great Britain, formed in 1945 from the Miners' Federation of Great Britain. That started in [[Newport, Wales|Newport,]] Monmouthshire in 1888. It had around 170,000 members when [[Arthur Scargill]] became leader in 1981. In 2015 the active membership was around 100.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McCarthy|first=James|date=2015-12-26|title=Now down to just 100 active members - the decline of the once-mighty NUM|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/now-down-just-100-active-10653263|access-date=2023-03-11|website=WalesOnline|language=en}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Trade unions in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Coal mining]]