of ERIC Secretary.
After the 1981 strike and the assurances from the government about investment what development has taken place at the pit?
Our losses were supposed to be offset and there was supposed to be new invested. We have been stareed We have been starved development capital. The 1981 'climbdown' by the government was in fact a sidestep.
They evaded the issue to get themselves in a more powerful position to take us on The closure of Brynlliw is part of a longterm strategy to run down the South Wales coalfield What are the doubts about the quality and amount of THE NCB want to close Brynlliw Colliery near Gorseinan in South Wales, despite a report which involved its own experts that the pit which employs 638 workers has a life of at least another 18 years. Our correspondent, Don Hawkins got the reaction DAVIES, the Brynlliw NUM Lodge coal reserves at Bryniliw?
We have argued for a long time that if the seams were developed properly the blend of coal would be perfectly suitable. Our coal is no worse than coal number of called long-life pits.
The independent study carried out said there are at least years workable reserves wildou any major investment.
have the NCB ig nored this study?
This is part of their general strategy. The government wants fewer pits to reduce unit costs. They want to develop 'super pits' like Selby with high productivity. They also want to develop nuclear power at the expense of coal. How do you see the fight to save Bryniliw. Is this pit a special case?
We mustn't stay isolated. The closure of our pit is part of national runIf the NCB gets its way 65,000 jobs and pits would go The matter of closures will be discussed the next month's NUM Conference. This time there we cannot right alone. In : cannot fight alone. In 1972 and 1974 when we were on strike we needed the support of other workers.
closure of a pit means that other workers suffer. For every job lost in mining three jobs lost elsewhere. his is whi our fight must be the fight of all trade unionists.
We must involve the Labour Party — it is committed to the coal industry but it is weak in parliament. We must link parliamentary with extraparnamentary action The power fight back does not lie in parlia ment. If pits like Bryniliw close then no pit. not ever a profitable one is safe.
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