DHSS, from the press -Scottish trade unionists lobbied the TUC in 1979 demanding action to save jobs YORKSHIRE Northumberland miners, carrying a sixmeter wide red banner, headed demonstration of 5,000 from all over Europe in Luxembourg on Saturday The demonstration was the high point of the three-day festival organised by the of Socialist the organisation affiliated to the Socialist International.
The contingent was swelled by delegations from all major countries taking part. They carried Recent issues of Socialist Action have told of the campaign defence of Russell Shankland and Dean Hancock which has organised the biggest demonstration in South Wales since the end of the strike. The NUM executive has had to emergency resolution was passed by Congress should work with the South Wales executive to seek a review of the sentences meted out An appeal was launched by Ann Clwyd earlier in the meeting for the families of the two. And Tim Richards from Ryhmney support group gave an indication of the seriousness of the campaign: 'I'm sure the people of South justice. We didn't get justice on the picket lines, from the - but Thatcher's gone too far this are curs - the same still applies banners calling for an amnesty for the 80 jailed and 700 sacked victims of crush the spirit of resistance in the miners.
'This was not just an industrial dipute. It was a war, plained sacked Lancashire miner Dennis Pennington Monday. He told why sup port and defence for the sacked and jailed miners was vital and urged the audience to keep their sup porters groups going and to keep the links by adopting jailed miners.
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