Asturian miners' strike of 2012
The 2012 Asturian miners' strike was an industrial dispute involving more than 8,000 coal miners in the Spanish autonomous community of Asturias. The geographer David Featherstone has described the strike as "one of the most dramatic forms of anti-austerity protest to emerge in the wake of the financial crisis of 2007–08."
| 2012 Asturian miners' strike | |
|---|---|
| Part of 2011–2012 Spanish protests | |
Demonstration in support of the strike in Mieres, Asturias in June 2012 | |
| Date | 29 May – 3 August 2012 |
| Location | Asturias, Spain |
| Caused by | Opposition to the cutting of subsidies for coal mining |
| Methods | Strike action, attacks on police, road blockades, marches |
| Resulted in | See § Return to work |
| Casualties | |
| Injuries | At least 88 |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.