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Orgreave, the strike and the fightback: This time we win
A rejuvenated interest in trade unions and the labour movement among younger people shows battles such as Orgreave are not ‘consigned to history’ – but part of an ongoing class struggle that’s still very much alive today, says CHRIS PEACE
Police in anti-riot gear force picketers away from their position near the Orgreave Coking Plant near Rotherham, in June 1984
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AS THE end of Johnson as prime minister is upon us, something else has been happening. People are talking about and taking an interest in trade unions, the miners’ strike and what collectivism is all about.
Last month marked the 38th anniversary of that pivotal day of extreme state-ordered violence at the Orgreave coking plant during the 1984-85 strike, and the streets of Sheffield on June 18 2022 were filled with music, banners and our steadfast supporters.
What was noticeable, though, were the large numbers of young people present, wearing their Orgreave T-shirts, carrying their homemade solidarity banners and sharing conversations with ex-miners and Women Against Pit Closures about their own struggles in 2022.
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