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People's History Museum blog

PHM is the national museum of democracy, telling the story of its development in Britain: past, present, and future.

On this blog we share posts from the PHM team and other experts, with behind the scenes stories, coverage of PHM's exhibitions and events, and highlights from the museum's unique collection.

Posts tagged 'Strike'

Image of A Black miner beside a bonfire wearing a white vest which says 'Was Judas a Notts Miner?' and holding a sign which says 'Stop the Police State.'

1984 Miners' Strike: solidarity from marginalised communities

13 May 2024


In the second of two blogs about Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM), Jaime will discuss the relationship between marginalised communities and striking coal miners. Jaime tackles concerns such as reciprocal solidarity, prejudice in mining communities and the experiences of Black and Asian miners during the strike.



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Image of Photograph of Clare Winter wearing her ambulance worker badges. Copyright Clare Winter

The sirens last time: an ambulance worker looks back

20 December 2022


Ambulance workers go on strike tomorrow.  Over 30 years ago, another ambulance strike received widespread support.  In this blog, former NHS ambulance worker Clare Winter shares her memories of the 1989-90 ambulance workers’ dispute.



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Image of Matchmakers of the Bryant & May factory, around 1888 courtesy of Peoples History Museum

The Match Girls’ Strike

5 July 2020


The great granddaughter of Sarah Chapman, one of the leaders of the 1888 Match Girls’ Strike, details the strike and uncovers a very personal story.



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Image of Three big colourful textile banners hanging in a large gallery space.

Conserving the Cardinal: Preparing banners for display

17 September 2019


At PHM we house the world’s largest collection of trade union and political banners.  A the team start preparation for our 2025 Banner Exhibition, we look back to a blog in our archives.  Conservator, Jenny van Enckevort explains the painstaking work it took to prepare one of our largest for display.



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