Yes. Arthur Scargill and his cronies screwed over the working class in this country almost as much as Thatcher (who definitely did a lot wrong). Callaghan himself said that if he was a young man, he would emigrate in the late 70's. A lot of working class people suffered all around the country (including my own family). No gas, no heating country shutting down. Not able to work as long as you wanted to get the wages you needed. The unions needed to be taken on.