NOTTINGHAM members of the National Union of Mineworkers have accused the National Coal Board of intimidation, misappropiation dirty tricks against the The NCB insist that Notts miners must register NUM membership with them before dues can be deducted source sent to the national union.
Henry Richardson, former Notts NUM secretary, se signed NUM forms that were sent to the Board, but these were rejected on the for a joint caucus of TUC affiliated unions lo take forward the campaign.
Another amendment aims 1o broaden the campaign by calling for solidarity other unions, linking up the of Ine teachers with that in England and Wales, and calling together all public who have pay claims in the pipeline discuss a co-ordinated against the government.
Action must be taken which will put the squeeze Fi ne biggest impact of the cam-....
was before Xmas nave been forged. Fer Me embers have to suffer the indignity counter-signing the forms, or signing their name on blank pieces of paper, NCB offices, in the presence of a management witness.
Joe Mohammed of Cotgrave colliery said that 200 NUM members at his pit have been subjected to this procedure. He said: *They want to intimidate members by getting them to sign in front of management representatives. It's a dirty business.
Some of the Cotgrave miners have turned up times Sign the
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