Escalate | Socialist Action 1983

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'My view is that eventually it will escalate - it should be as quickly as possible. The Yorkshire area would be balloting on 21/22 October for action short of a strike, ne sala, adaing 1l 10 comes to a strike, so be it.

Yorkshire, with 34.000 members, is the overwhelmingly largest a ca Lne NUM. But reports from the significantly smaller NUM of Notts indicate a similar pressure amongst memnoes for tougher line.

Pressure

Lancashire president, Roy Jackson reflected the strong pressure in that alca ll acal or sensed u! action if the board hadn' moved within a fortnight.

Scargill said this 'clearly demonstrated the trustraDanger OI members, who see British Coal's new disciplinary code tivists our members who disagree in any way with the board's dictatorial management.

A meeting of the Scottish area affirmed the executive's stand. Scottish area secretary Eric Clarke said that hoped 'this three months and helping to build a new health centre.

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Squires explained 'We felt that by visiting and working with the Nicaraguan people we would discover the truth and it would help the Nicaraguans realise that they are not alone in their struggle'.