Notts NUM | Socialist Action 1983

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LONDON MACHA GAT VON BUY General Purposes Committee on Monday 20 Octhat next step should be talks with each of the unions involved in the dispute on new ways to seek a settlement.

So strong is the feeling within SOGAT that Brenda Dean has been forced to SOGA is demanding that the general counorganise a marci lobby of parliament. They are also demanding that instructed to cease and desist which would also mean that they would not be able to do printers' work on the projected new Murdoch evenLondon deciding to first place was the was only that the their jobs.

ballot the ing on Saturday have been DOOSter There now serious 1ng the of the deepen the are also discussing the Bemrose, thampton weeks, of the cially the sacked Supcome. Hucknall colliery.

to 3000 in the current financial year alone.

Then on Friday 10 October they Ollerton colliery. JO BUCHANAN report escalating attacks and the fightback.

The attacks follow venou a WICO LOC tional been steadily rebuilding strength Recruitment to the NUM ha been continuing across the area.

now ranks. growing five thousand Notts Gar Sentembel camvaleu was sacked for using threatening behaviour toward. a NACODS official. The charge is completely trumped The incident itself took place a full six weeks before the sacking!

McGinty was reported to the pit management for the dangerous working practices. face had already brought up the issue with the local Inspectorate. For Mick it was a sacking issue.

"The miners responded 350-strong volving members) voted for 24-hour stoppage the cent orthe day shift and 9s following day. per cent of the afternoon and night shifts respected picket lines despite the fact that the NUM can claim just 350 members out of Last month British Coal announced the closure of At stake are 1500 jobs which would bring the total job losses in the Notts coalfield sacked Notts NUM vice-president Mick McGinty from his job at O'BRIEN ANDY Nottingham on the 1 WU tional' officials to cross the • HIS timisation, the Hucknall confirm NUM as April 'the honeymoon over' the featherbedding Notts miners imBoard's headed Albert eliminate the 'unHucknall which will follow.

closure has Whilst publicly disThe has been arallisı lic closure. the union is Notts.

the This not the fighting closure they NOLLS counter. Through the Communities Campaign they have organised help the res sance the community 10 OSC Darfield ly involved.

the Communities Campaign fact thal that policy strength to so the with the tional • A The theme TROTAS.