activities arising out of the confiscated as a result of fines, purposes connected therewith.
Miners 1984-85, the police and the organised use of the judiciary union: and the advice and consent same as follows: 1) Her Majesty's Secretary State shall grant free pardons wherever appropriate.
or benetit. expended whether A BILL TO:
Provide for a review of all cases of miners jailed as a result of the 1984-85 dispute in the mining industry; for the reinstatement of miners sacked for dispute: or me reimbursemeni sequestration and receivership;
Whereas during the heroic struggle of all who have been associated with the National membership have been the subject of a concerted and vicious attack by the whole power of the State, including the unprecedented and combined power ot by sequestration was imposed and the elected trustees of the union were removed and replaced by a receiver appointed to run the affairs of an independent trade Whereas a great injustice was inflicted upon the National Union of Mineworkers and its members and the members of other unions who assisted in • the compaign to defend pits, jobs and mining communities; and Whereas it is right and proper for these injustices to be rectified and remedied by the State through the enactment of legislation for that purpose:
Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with of the Lords Spiritual Commons, in the present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the of State for the Home Department immediately review the cases of all miners jailed as a result of the 1984-85 mining dispute, and of all those who took part in the dispute and were punished for acts done in good faith for the purpose of safeguarding jobs, living standards, services or civil libertles, and following such review the Secretary ol 2) All persons to whom this Act applies shall be required to be offered reinstatement by the National Coal Board or other employer at their place of work, or at an alternative and suitable place of work without any loss of service 3) Those who on grounds of retirement, health or other reasons are not able or willing to accept re-instatement shall be fully compensated for the financial losses that they have suffered as a result of their dismissal. 4) The National Union of Mineworkers and all other unions which were associated with them in the said dispute shall be re-imbursed by the treasury for all those sums confiscated from them as a result of fines For in their name as a result of their sequestration and arising out of the appointment of a Receiver. 5) Any expenses of a Minister of the Crown incurred in consequence of the provisions of this Act, including any increase attributable to those provisions in sums payable under any other Ået shall be defrayed gut of money provided by 6) This Act shall come into force upon the date which the Royal Assent is given. 7) This Act may be cited as the Justice for Mineworkers Act 1986. guilty of assault. But the Coal didn't sack him. That is true up and down the country.
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