137,000 Belgian Miners Strike
137,000 Belgian Miners Strike
Clip: 356076_1_1
Year Shot: 1959
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1656
Original Film: 032-016-01
HD: N/A
Location: Belgium
Timecode: 00:49:04 - 00:50:31
137,000 Belgian Miners Strike A labor upheaval of major proportions besets Belgium as every one of the 137,000 of the nation's miners strike in sympathy with 6,000 thrown out of work when the government closed six unproductive mines. Unrest spreads rapidly, with strikers and sympathizers storming the streets in protest. Communications are cut. It takes heavy police detail to deal with the angry mobs. Barricades. Large crowds. Banners including skull and crossbones. The main visible conflict is when fire hoses are sprayed to disperse the protestors.