Steel = jobs | Socialist Action 1983

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the of courage and fear, love hate, that lie buried deep in a persons soul. Such strike is the The hate is for the system and government which threaten the jobs of miners, steel workers, rail workers and their families. Also for the police who implement the Tory anti-picket laws with unrestrained violence.

for our general secretary Bill Sirs as he continues Triple scat on the Alliance agreement, and refuses to build for any support for the miners.

The courage is contained in the three Hazell lorry drivers South because they would not drive coal lorries through Llanwern picket line, for those small groups of steel workers who take their jobs in their hands every day of every week publishing the Steel handling scab and building support for the miners struggle.

There's the Coutan in the miners and their wives who make up the picket lines, go short of food withstand police violence to defend all our futures.

The miners' fight i your fight. Without coal need for steel. gas and electricity will disapwill blight our sley, rail Unemployment and power industries.

Government funding of country Wate police action against the miners have secured the future of coal and steel if it had been invested instead.

The huge £17 billion arms bill is crippling our country. If half of the sum was redirected into steel, coal, health and social services, our troubles would soon be UVCI • Closure coking coal pits in Scotland and South Wales inextricably linked to closure plans for Llanwern and Lianwern steel furnaces have been running longer than ever before, assemble 12.30 - march begins 1.30 Free Trade Hall Rally starts 2.30 speakers include Tony Benn and Arthur Scargill + coal don't let them blame the miners dispute if they fail for lack of maintenance.

Emitter will give us all a glorious victory. When that vicCOlICS MacGregor announces South Wales coal fields, the natural outlet for its products will Llanwern steer The natural outlet for Scottish coal will be the Ravenscraig steel plant.

do for every possible reason the Welsh steelworkers to help build and be a part of that victory.

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Socialist Action 6 July 1984

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NORTH WEST TUC Day of Action for the Miners Friday 13 July demonstration starts from Mancunian Way