The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is a trade union for coal miners in Great Britain, formed in 1945 from the Miners' Federation of Great Britain (MFGB). The NUM took part in three national miners' strikes, in 1972, 1974 and 1984–85. Following the 1984–85 strike, and the subsequent closure of most of Britain's coal mines, it became a much smaller union. It had around 170,000 members when Arthur Scargill became leader in 1981, a figure which had fallen in 2023 to an active membership of 82.
The Miners' Federation of Great Britain (MFGB) was established after a meeting of local mining trade unions in Newport, Wales in 1888. The federation was formed to represent and co-ordinate the affairs of local and regional miners' unions in England, Scotland and Wales whose associations remained largely autonomous. At its peak, the federation represented nearly one million workers. It was reorganised into the National Union of Mineworkers in 1945.
Sir William Lawther was a politician and trade union leader in the United Kingdom.
Jack Besford was a trade unionist in Britain.
The National Union of Scottish Mineworkers (NUSW) is a trade union in Scotland, founded in 1894 as the Scottish Miners Federation. It joined the Miners' Federation of Great Britain, and in 1914 changed its name to National Union of Scottish Mineworkers. It survives as the National Union of Mineworkers.
The Yorkshire Miners' Association was a British trade union. It is now an integral part of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM).
William Straker CBE was a British trade unionist.
The Nottinghamshire Miners' Association was a trade union representing coal miners in Nottinghamshire, England.
The Derbyshire Miners' Association was a trade union in the United Kingdom.
The Leicestershire Miners' Association was a trade union in the United Kingdom.
The Midland Counties Miners' Federation was a trade union, representing coal miners in the West Midlands region of England.
The Durham Miners' Association (DMA) was a trade union in the United Kingdom.
The Cumberland Miners' Association was a trade union in the United Kingdom.
The North Wales Miners' Association was a trade union representing coal miners in Wales.
The Fife and Kinross Miners' Association was a coal miners' trade union based in Fife and Kinross-shire in Scotland.
The Bristol Miners' Association was a trade union representing coal miners in Bristol and Bedminster in England.
The Miners' National Union (MNU) was a trade union which represented miners in Great Britain.
The Warwickshire Miners' Association was a trade union representing coal miners in the Warwickshire area of England.
The Cannock Chase Miners', Enginemen's and Surfacemen's Association was a trade union representing coal miners working the Cannock Chase Coalfield in the Cannock Chase area of England.
The North Staffordshire Miners' Federation was a trade union representing miners in the area of Stoke-on-Trent, located in Staffordshire, in England.
