THE a vital pi the NUM. on 16-17 November, across th the unio alongsign up the to the bit DOLLONI signed to them still in the NUM. raising not but also to we have to pay our We try to for those branches recognised the Coal for the VULC NUM Coal doesn't recognise So they need money Our clear.
Women Pit closes issued up the ticularly Derbyshire where It's come to but who can't.
They Staf councillors rule the TOOSI number of At the moment resolution our arallisi us.
Wednesday. LaSt week Was occause aren't to the Young Socialists waited meet on Wednesday nights. But we think we're sorting it out.
Pam Oldfield, Notts WAPC:
I'M in Don Concannon's ward. Need I say more?
We took the Notts resolution to our women's section and said we wanted to out it to the meeting.
The secretary replied: We don't deal with things like Don't bring course we were organised into the section. While us were The unions.
but that organised 1n the ward meetings We We got making us sooner than they're going.
more proelse.
between the the almost every . GC Accorcannot recognise think ignored, but very He is with the we can't get that through our there are others that can.
the of the has apthe national Against to find out every every trades the Notts It's working people.
locally alIe nationally ble to the Tories campaign.
Women its its It's campaigning body represents politics.
fighting politics of ideals. we must our identity The vote of the Bold NUM members, to accept the closure by 277:148, was a tremendous blow to militants Lancashire. It comes after a concerted campaign by the Coal Board, Mutua. and the UDM breakaway to close the pit.
The NCB offered large financial inducements and followed up with planned some of whom had already joined the UDM, organised a petition, an unofficial ballot and strike action by 100 miners in favour of the pit closing. They were aided and abetted by the NCB.
The NUM branch committee responded through leaflets and won a majority at a branch meeting Arthur Scargill to address their next branch meeting due on 24 November. Unfortunately, the majority of the committe buckled under the pressure. They gave up. the fight ana organised a ballot before that branch meeting where have been had out openly.
The ballot result was then foregone conclusion. The minority at Bold who argued against this ballot and for a continunation of the fight are now campaigning for the largest number OI Mill tants to take transfers to other pits and to remain within the industry. They have also joined the campaign across the coalfields against the breakaway.
Only six pits now remain the Lancashire coalfield. Of these, Agecroft Parsonage have to join the UDM. there procedure ir the parat Livertation of cheap South African with capacity coalfield itself, noW whole.
NUM leadership under Sid Ver. He su been Bold _on raune] be taken meeting.
in Notts Derbyshire against breakaway. Rather, attempted make deals cent has stated not apply The coalfield supported leadership Arthur continue the Lanorganise cashire Against Pit in the area. have broken from the national union.
Daw the NUM. do you and what Barry: Daw Mill resolution was passed Warwickshire district would are the only was Out of The the bonus.
Barry: This could be seen Dick Emery (leader or cab breakaway at Daw announced that industria would never be taken without a ballot. The issue was democracy he said.
A few weeks after this statement Daw Mill was on strike. Not to defend jobs DAW MILL pit is the only one in Warwickshire to BARRY HOBSON, branch committee member of Keresley NUM, and CAROL HOBSON, national delegate to WAPC from Keresley Miners' Wives group, tok BERNIE KAVANAGH what it's like in the Warsacked their was There Dick has built campaign make general secretary group thing We been campaigning the sacked social at the end resolutions we are going take over But wev got them:
CAS NCB threats increased men startea to go back Most of these returned increased, men started to go back Most .of these returned about Xmas, when the were getting desperate Atter the strike we had only one scab elected to the moves to breakaway leaders in there the same pit meetings every the NUM.
SIon breakaway operating open thei the split is Arin month move by the NCB the It has ism
Socialist Action 29 November 1985
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sabotage of production at the pit. The scabs at Bold,
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