BOTH THE Financial Times and The Guardian have been predicting breakaway in the Agecroft pit in Lancashire. Branch officials have been quoted in support of the split. Steve strikers at Agecroft, describes the current situation:
'At branch neeting on Sunday the branch voted that when Notts finally decides on a breakaway it will organise a ballot to find the feelings of the membership on whether to have a ballot to decide on a breakaway. In other words, a ballot for a ballot.
"The vote was 130 for the and 118 abstentions. Four hundred fifty members didn't even tend despite the four free pints of beer given to each person.
'So the splitters don't even have a majority people abstained because they don't want to split, but didn't want to be seen to go with us. support for the Notts Howells, coordinator of the minority of •In no way can they get a majority vote to break away and they know it.
'We will campaign as strikers and loyal members branch and all its members in the national union. We will do this through leaflets, the Lancashire Miner newspaper, rallies.
'We are inviting Artbur Scargill to speak at a Lancashire Miner rally near the pit. We demand that the labour movement in the North West must make it clerr any breakaway will get " recognition.
•It is doubtful that they will get & majority for a breakaway, but they might even break away.with a.. minority. A branch com mattee member nas alreaos that if they lose 60:40 they will still go-...cracy!!? 24 August: Rally at Snowdown pit, music and theatre 25 August: Games, children's sports, videos, exhibitions 26 August: Fun run, speakers and bands All 3 days: camping, stalls, boot fair Aylesham Welfare Grounds, Aylesham, Kent Details ring 0304-206661 Socialist Action 2 August 1985
Socialist Action 2 August 1985
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