SocialistAction 1983–88

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

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Socialist Action No. 104, 3 June 1985 · p. 5 of the scan · 323 words

The scan: 104-jun-03-1985-SA-UK.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 5 of the scan

To Mattora!

Women Against Victimisation (Co-ordinated by South Wales Women's Support Groups)

Assemble Swansea Crown Court 10am Tuesday 18 June This is a silent demonstration to support the 102 Welsh miners charged with riotous assembly for the occupation of the cranes at Port Talbot Contact: Barbara Edwards, Hirwaun 814576 or Margaret Watkins, Mountain Ash 472951 P (Ebbw Vale) and Ted brilliant demonstrations that have the legal irregularities then cane the stablise this Steven should be doing is arguing for an independent review visited his constituency their thousands to salvin wear amarasser Lee reTO THE MINING COMMUNITIES persuade the miners inside to end their proceeded to sack him for trespassing any Justice lowards te miners tnere The high number of NUM branch committee members among those sacked proves that the NCB wants to cleanse the pits of militants, who Three cases of injustice were highlighted by miners' leaders during the inquiry to prove that victimisation had occurred. Arthur Scargill reported how a Kent miner had gone into the Betteshanger colliery with management to Peter Heathfield told of a Scottish picket we v coll scab miners not to go to work. When he asked to get off the bus management refused and then He also mentioned the case of another Scottish miner who was sacked for placing his foot on a white line illegally drawn by a colliery The pattern of revenge in Scotland showed that the Coal Board had no intention of showing Eric Clarke pointed out that 71 per cent of those sacked in Scotland were branch committee members. This included miners who had been found not guilty in court and those who had Going over the heads of the NUM and relusing to talk unreatenca sarely lo lne pils Already two miners have died in Scottish pits since the end of the strike and six have suffered

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FREE THE PRISONERS REINSTATÉ THE SACKED MEN STOP THE VICTIMISATION

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