NUM following reports.
THERE was a deep air of the contingents that had from almost every coal field in the countrv wound their way through the town. People lined the march and applauded as banner after individual Dallilc pits, NUM areas, Women Against Pit Closures and other movement banners passed by.
The day after the gala, the NUM executive would be voting on what action to take in the light of the overthree-to-one ballot result in favour of industrial action against British disciplinary code union's national vice-president dica scuiclary.
Sammy Thompson, was on the platform of the end-ofmarch rally to explain the issues as he and his area saw Thompson started off his speech by addressing the issue of victimised miners. He remoed LIC packed marquee of the victimisation of Derek Robinson and connected the victimisation of miners to the failure of the movement back Robinson up.
Sammy Thompson said that the proposed disciplinary code was part of the same package of coal 00CIU government measures - all designed to break the back the NUM.
"The Yorkshire Area' he said 'has put a resolution to the national executive that we thank ine britisa millets in the way they've balloted over the disciplinary action, and that now we go out on some sort of action I'm saying it's going to be an overtime ban - and in that action want.the reinstatement of victimised officials Mick McGinty, Paul Whetton, and Ted Scott from StillMINERS AND their supporters from all over Britain rallied in Mansfield last Saturday, 5 September, at the Notts miners gala. This was the second gala held by the the establishment of the scab breakaway UDM, and everyone agreed that it was better than last year's excellent start. JON SILBERMAN ingfleet in Yorkshire.
Loud applause greeted Sammy Thompson's action proposals.
Sammy Thompson went on to explain what he fille ted See vi, sacked- called the Scott, sacked for carrying out normal trade union duties. The coa board have not even stated what he'd been sacked for, despite repeated NUM requests for a clear-cut explanation. But they have in sisted that Ted Scott will never work in lne Selby coalfield again, no matter Level industrial tribunal decided 'That is the meaning of the new disciplinary procedure' he said and warned could he sace or the miners that sacked something they did at the gala if the board didn"t like Sammy Thompson said that the ballot result had of the British miners throughout the coalfield.
'There's only one way to deal with this employer or any employer in this country' Thompson went on to rousing applause and that's to fight back and not to cow down'.
That's despite threats of court action, the Yorkshire Area had decided that thev would be taking action whatever the decithe national executive, he said Sammy Thompson said that the immediate goal of the disciplinary code was to get miners ready for flexible working and privatisation of the industry. "Flexible working' such as that proposed a Margam wasn't a local issue, Thompson said 'Whether it's nine-hour days or six-day weeks, it affects every man and woman in this industry. It's a national issue Thompson
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