from Polmaise Colliery in Stirlingshire, explained to a Dunbarton LPYS public meeting the Scots miners are fighting pit closure.
"ine actions ine NEB at Polmaise show the plans. The NCB claim that geological faulting the pit unworkable, but the truth is there's at least 30 years work left in it if was properly developped.
*Even with our present machinery it woue take only two or three weeks to cut through faults making work for four to six ears woulder development. Next "Thatcher's claim that the massive manorwat police operations work do seems it's the ridiculous when police who are keeping us out of Polmaise so that the NCB can shut it down. They'll keep pits open tor a few scabs who want to cross picket lines, but not lor thousands of wo are salc their jobs and their com'At Polmaise per cent behind the NUM and the members on strike throughout Wales and England. But we can't alone. needs the support of the whore aooar movement.
*If lose this then udoe unionist who tries to fight for the right to work.
TUC DUNDEE is leading way in building solidarity with Scotland. Unions in the area have agreed to a day of strike action in support of the miners. • probably to be held on 18 April.
The Scottish TUC will be meetino next week and resolution from the on the dar that the Dundee iction takes place. The resolution will call on the STUC to organise a similar day of across Scotland.
At a thousand strong Glasgow over £15,000 was raised for the NUM strike funds.
Sammy Gilmour, stewart on shipyards, told the meeting they would be collecting weekly levy desore me Tact lal most workers were on short working week in two. He reminded the meeting of the £37,000 raised in the shipyards during the NHS dispute.
ne salo to Ine meelng It is unfortunate that the in support of the miners comes trom Dundee rathei than from the platform. A meeting of the confed on the Clyde shipyards will