OVER ONE hundred and fifty people were arrested in three days last week at Hivenhoe port attempting lo stop coal being delivered to power TONS, Contrary to press reports Tine COLLY through was not simply for domestic use. Scab lorry drivers in the TGWU knew full well they were driving through picket lines taking coal to industry.
In all four Essex ports Wivenhoe, Bright)ingsea, Colchester Docks Roehedge ships WCIC d VIl Holland, Belgium, and Poland loaded up with coal for hospitals, TOT domestic use and for industry.
On Tuesday Kent and Welsh miners had decided take action against police ruling tnat pickets could not even talk to the drivers. They sat down on the road and refused to move. Police had to carry them off, Greenham style.
On Thursday the police, worried by Ine arge numbers of miners desending on tne pickel lines, started roadblocking tactics. The miners were Pre epoed fr ongreti ey Sports. HIZIY. organised a road cavalcade blockaded the roads until police threatened to their cars if they smash refused to move.
By last Friday temperatures high.
WCIC thousand police had been drafted into the area.
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