Around the country with the miners | Socialist Action 1983

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YORKSHIRE miners picketing Lancashire pits started out the week rather down in the dumps. Ihere was immense hostilitv picket, where 80 per cent had voted against strike. meetings in Manchester their spirits had lifted. Especially once the Lancashire NUM decided to reverse its decision and support the strike.

ship money. Lancashire NUR District instructed all branches not to move coal from pits that were being picketed. mailing all their branches.

solidarity rally, and many CLPs supported it after hearing miners In Stockport a support committee launched by the Trades Council, the LPYS, the Stockport Six NGA members.

secretary of the Stockport factory, Mirlees, 100 workers came to a factory gate meeting, and most major engineering factories in the area are organising collections.

Agecroft week touring labour movement Within a few days they had raised £500 hardThe FBU and the AUEW were The District Labour Party agreed to organise a speak at their meetings. A support has been and supported by ALEH District. At ENGINEERING workers in the Sheffield area showed their support Tor ine miners at packed lunchtime meeting last week. LeonCed no, 8 called chair of the Confed no for the TUC General Council into council of war' Peter Heathfield, NUM national secretary, spoke out azallst lause canner national ballot, and explained that freedom and had always ty the struggle NUM tuous oi ihe it 'Won't abide by laws that are laid down to cripple the working class.

Silverwood, acal Rotherham is one of the main centres for organising the pickets into Nottingham. South Wales and Yorkshire miners organise for picket duty.

Robbie Hughes from Cym colliery in Wales talked about violence picket line. 'If the cops eep out of the way oui pickets can be successfu without using an! violence. Miner respect the picke SOLIDARITY in the area got off _to a good start when the trades council organised a meeting and donated resolution was also adopted for circulation to other labour movement Dones emo Sin! support committee of al movement bodies, student that support the miners.

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THE rumour is they are paying pickets £28 a day. If that were true no one would ever go back to work.

It's management not us that are doing the intimidating. Ar Ollerten. Einers were told ihe B30I = chanied 'festered sore'. A solidarity campaign has beer East London. The Kent NUM has allocated two miners to live in East London to build solidarity for duration of the dispute.

Several coachloads of supporters will be going to the Kent coalfields to show soldiarity on Tickets for TOTS visi avn, Hackney North TU ton, Hackney North Liason Officer, , 73 Albion Rd, London N16 Socialist Action Foruma Victors to dae Miners Sanday 1 April 8pa Socialist Action 30 March 1984

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Socialist Action " 30 March 1984

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lan Ferguson

EAST LONDON