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"'Unbroken allegiance to the NUM' metal badge" [NMLH.1992.841]



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Catalogue Number
NMLH.1992.841

Object Name
Badge

Title
UNBROKEN ALLEGIANCE TO THE N.U.M. 84 85 1 YEARS

People
National Union of Mineworkers (NUM)

Events
Miners' Strike 1984/85

Date
1985

Description
Circular red badge featuring a lamp and text reading: "UNBROKEN ALLEGIANCE TO THE N.U.M. 84 85 1 YEARS". This badge was made in 1985 to show support for the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) during the 1984-1985 miners strike. During the miners strike a rival union to the NUM was set up, the Democratic Union of Mineworkers, by miners who didn't agree with the NUMs continuation of the strike and no-ballot of its members. This badge was worn by people who remained supportive of the NUM and the strike until it was eventually called off in March 1985.

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