IN THE opinion of the Western Mail, 'something approaching the new realism crept unnoticed into Wales' at the Wales TUC conference in Tenby. It was, the common-sense conference where the less said and the less promised the better ...
spare the organisation's general council from all but the minimum of embarassment.' In his main speech to the conference, president Emlyn Williams talked about the miners regrouping to fight another day.
For the leadership South Wales NUM that means a policy of reconciliation with those who let them down so badly.
Worse, it means dropping policies which might prevent such a reconciliadebate at the congress on the outcome of the strike.
able to direct his fire at a speech by Norman Willis, effectively Wales TUC leadership off LIC 110IC the charges against the 101 who occupied the Port Talbot cranes to be A controversial debate on the role and accountability of the police fell by the wayside when TASS failed to move it. For the Western Mail continued: 'a sober and The National Union That was sufficient to reason backers of similar motions had agreed to withdraw them. The Wales TUC conference continues the steady rightward march of the South Wales NUM.
The deal which led to the end of the strike included an assurance by the COal Board that most sacked miners would be In return, the executive have failed lead any campaign, either for a national amnesty or in support ot then Owfl members still outside the pit gates.
They advised the seven NUM members sacked al the Phurnacite plant in the Cynon Valley I acted harassment of 'superscab' Paul Watson, low profile and rely on an industrial tribunal.
Meanwhile the Board have repaid the loyalty of the NUM by closing two Beswas, without any can- •OULO Celvnon fact been left to NACODS to organise a ballot lor ar overtime ban in protest at the tallure to follow the new review procedure.
St Johns, Maestag, the lodge has reit to review. Rumours are rife of collieries on the hitwith Penrihwceiber widely believed to be next With the retirement of director Philip dict Weekes, himself a 'valleys Illall, the Coal board 1s expected to bring In an complete the butchery of the industry in as many d 16 pits could be at risk.
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Scargill's to conCaNC ecutive filiate the Wales IUC, only defeated the casting The is which to the ecutive.
gress is right to stress the importance of the munities, it is only a national fightback national which their tracks.
fightback was amply the country.
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Meanwille support for the continued presence camps. throughout Britain, and especiallv for the womer at Greenham, should be rebuilt reactivated through a massive campaign of support for Anne Francis, who is currently serving her sentence HM L IN LOOKIRIT open women's jail. She has just CHECK CLINANCI there Holloway where she wak many privileges including her lawyer — after refusing to • Messages shoulde sent, support 10: Anne Francis, €/0 Cookham Prison, near Maidstone, Kent.
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of Mineworkers gave the Wales TUC its muted blessing and forgiveness.