Arthur Scargill

Arthur Scargill is a British trade union leader best known for leading the National Union of Mineworkers during the 1984-85 miners' strike in the UK. The strike was a major industrial dispute aimed at resisting pit closures and defending miners' jobs, and it became a significant political and social confrontation. Scargill was a passionate and controversial figure, advocating strongly for workers' rights and trade unionism. His leadership and the strike had lasting impacts on UK labor relations and coal industry policy.