Anzin miners' strike

When

1884

Kind

Strike

Coordinates

50.37° N, 3.50° E

Description

strike of the coalminers of Anzin, France, 1884

Placed at the town its title names, Anzin.

Strike of the coalminers of Anzin, France, 1833

The Anzin miners' strike, sometimes known as the great strike of the Anzin miners, was a long strike of the miners of the mining company of Anzin in 1884 which resulted in the recognition of the unions' right to strike under the so-called Waldeck-Rousseau law of the same year. It brought together more than 10,000 strikers for 56 days and as covered by the press had a national impact.

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