HUDDERSFIELD THE TRADITIONAL Huddersfield Day Rally turned into a demonstration in support of the miners last Saturday when 350 people carrying trade union and Labour banners marched through the streets of the town.
Speakers at the rally at the end of the march were Euro Mia hot the arer, Euro for the Laurence Conlon, of the Labour group on Huddersfield council, and Colin Sweeting, secretary of the Emley Moor NUM lodge. Collections are being organised and a social is planned. for Durham) secretary of the South Tees Health NUPE. Wendy had led 30 NUPE Earlier members from South Tees hospital to visit the miners' collection raised 1420 for at Deerness pickel the dispute fund Amongst the decisions taken at the meeting were:
• To picket a meeting o Cleveland Transit Executive, the local bus com, in support of moves pany, local cillors to stop any further use of Cleveland Transit buses for taking Cleveland Constabulary picketline duty in Nottinghamshute.
• To organise weekly YOUNG workolace collections for the NUM hardship tund • To arrange for donatralised Mid dlesborough NUPE fices for transportation to the Durham picket lines.
• To encourage local trade union branches and work-places to 'twin' with organised a public meeting of over 200 people peoWendy Cousins, the branch branch of a Durham pit. to visit that pit's picket lines and pro vide regular collections of money and food.
The meeting was told by the NUM officials that the strike was 100 per cent solid the Durham coalfield, despite no strike pay being received. 'If we have then we'll eat said Billy Stubbs. A tree cafe for miners has been set up in a social club in Easington. DONCASTER support the miners rally Saturday 5 May 2.30pm Hall Cross Comprehensive of- school. wateradic Doncaster Speakers include:
Joan Maynard MP Frank Cave NUM
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Tom Callan, General Secretary of Durham NUM, Billy Stubbs (NUM Executive Committee member
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