The Sioux nation had many battles and confrontations with the United States government. After mining was allowed on Sioux land, Sitting Bull led the people to war in protest.
The 1984 miners' strike in the UK ended largely due to the government's refusal to negotiate with the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the depletion of resources among striking miners. After a prolonged battle, the strike lost momentum as public support waned and the miners faced financial hardships. Additionally, the government's strategic use of police force and stockpiling of coal helped to undermine the strike's effectiveness. Ultimately, the NUM called off the strike in March 1985, marking a significant defeat for the union.
The Miners - 2002 is rated/received certificates of: Australia:G
In South Africa, the miners were not allowed to bring their families with them to the cities and mines, creating a migrant labour system based on young men from all over Southern Africa. They were viewed as temporary residents, right up to the final collapse of the Apartheid system in the 1990s by the white government.
Gems, mostly.
Loretta Lynn
None. But they were allowed 48 days before the money was demanded from the government!
Miners do not and are not allowed to melt gold into money.
For the first time, the federal government stepped in to help workers in a labor dispute.
For the first time, the federal government stepped in to help workers in a labor dispute.
Miners used dynamite to blast through rock and soil to reach mineral deposits underground. Dynamite allowed miners to efficiently remove large amounts of material in mining operations.
Margaret Thatcher won the miners strike, Arthur Scargills attempt to bring down the government was a total disaster for the innocent miners he foolishly led in to the abyss .
Eureka Stockade goverment
No. The gold miners actually attacked the Indians to steal their land for gold. But the government today catches them and put them in jail, for it is illegal.
Federal OSHA does not cover:State an local government employees employees in states that do not have a State OSHA programMost federal employees, although many federal agencies require an equivalent level of safety from their own program
Peter Lalor was a passionate speaker, who motivated the miners with rhetoric and convincing them to stand up for their rights. He was willing to stand with the miners against the soldiers, and remained in the heart of the battle, ultimately losing one of his arms as a result of wounds. He rallied the women to create a flag worthy to symbolise the miners' rights, now known as the Eureka flag. At the time, the Eureka rebellion was considered a failure because of the bloodshed and the deaths of over 20 miners. However, in the long run, Lalor's motivation brought a number of changes to the goldfields:Lalor became a representative of the miners in the government. His work there allowed miners to earn the right to voteThe monthly licence fee was abolished, and replaced with a much more affordable yearly Miners' Right.
The Coeur d'Alene miners' dispute, also known as the Coeur d'Alene labor strike, occurred in 1892 in Idaho. It was a violent confrontation between miners, mine owners, and the state government, resulting in casualties and widespread destruction.
Two major moves were made, the first was to invite the head of the United Mine Workers to the White House. This was unprecedented. When the mine operators refused to compromise President Roosevelt threatened to send in the military to operate the mines, a process that would have cost the miners and the mine owners. A compromise was reached.