SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

Black delegation policing

Socialist Action No. 104, 3 June 1985 · pp. 5-6 of the scan · 337 words

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page 5 of the scan

LONDON miners' strike and the posals put forward by have clearly indicated Delegation to the Mining make vistbie une suppor has been very sucDing Hill cast were able to collect over tion has been organising andure strugeet the the I SON ERENCE hopes to highlight the exwith the 670 by the NCB. for these men to get their jobs back.

Campaign demanding the Labour Party serious accidents because of dangerous working MacGregor was adamantly opposed to the miners leaders demand of a general amnesty. He argued that all miners should go to the industrial tribunal set up to deal with unfair dismissals and there should be no special procedures to deal It is rarely the case that sacked workers receive anything more than compensation from such bodies and MacGregor obviously hopes that he can wish goodbye to these men forever.

The 670 miners, living in areas where work is hard to find outside the pits, deprived of social security by the DHSS who assumed they were still in dispute to punish them further are among the best fighters for jobs and the defence of trade unions anywhere in this country or in any It is our responsibility as labour movement activists to support any initiatives taken by the NUM or other labour movement body to fight The Campaign Group of MPs has launched an appeal for a general amnesty. Activists should make it a top priority at their next trade union branch or Labour party meeting to pass a resolution calling for a National Amnesty reinstates all miners sacked when it comes to power and donating a regular amount of mone!

The Miners Solidarity Fund is the official fund. The account no. 30000009 is at the Co-op Bank

page 6 of the scan

of the Labour Party National Executive day, summarising the AT LAST week's meeting Committee Tony Benn and Eric Heffer presented a major paper dated May development of the party under Neil Kinnock and presenting an alternative. It is undoubtedly the most important criticism of the

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