SCARGILL 84 | Socialist Action 1983

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Conference notes the campaign waged by the NaUnion of miners dismissed as a result of the 1984-5 strike, and for the release of all prisoners imprisoned as a result of the strike. Conference further notes and welcomes the Labour Party Scottish executive council conference on 9 March 1985, pledging 'full support for the campaign to ensure reinstatement of all men victimised by Conference further recognises that the miners were fighting a legitimate battle in defence of their jobs, their communities and their union, and that the miners'strike was deliberately provoked by the Tories. With regard to miners sacked/imprisoned as a result of their activities during the strike cona) the Parliamentary Labour Party and the nafional executive. committee to mount a campaign reinstatement of all sacked miners and release of b) the next Labour government to release from prison any miner still serving prison sentences and to ensure the reinstatement of all miners still sackIn pursuance of these aims conference calls for: 1) the national executive to approach the National Union of Mineworkers to discuss jointly organising a national demonstration as part of this cam2) the national executive to discuss measures 1o support the NUM national miners' solidarity fund and the raising of money for the families of sacked LPs and other affiliated organisations the collec tion of a regular 50p levy from the membership back on providing a muchin any areas. Poun HELICIS. porters in campaigning for NOMPAS welfare organisation and Socialist Action supporters in rail have produced a pamphlet called 'Railworkers and Miners', the story of Coalville during the 1984/5 miners' strike. It costs 50 pence per copy and is available from Socialist Action, national demonstration it The national leadernecacu Enlal supporte campalens or ine Kent NUM and South East proaching the NUM spcakel. ship's conduct of the young smallest in several years, Your sonial lere vercommunist criticisms of the reason the leadership lacked faith in the work ment on the Militan elai Heathfield said: I used

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Socialist Action 21 June 1985

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Labour Party resolution from Bold NUM

RAILWORKERS AND MINERS

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