of the IOI consoldalon bonus.
Bonus The main object will be get rid of the bonus scheme altogetner. If this were acnievea I would oc the biggest victory for BL workers uritaily ycars Management no doubt see the lock-out as part o their preparation for the coming wage struggles as one BL executive said: "It right manage'.
For the workers it is an opportunity to roll back the defeats the Edwardes' years. The now is to turn the lock-out into a campaign to rid all BL workers of the bonus scheme which is the root of the issue. THE FAILURE of the Electricity Supply Trade Union Council (ESTUC)
Lyons, of the EETPU and at the TUC congress, and have openly declared their mination to continue doubted.
The formula which postpones any tion' on action to stop coal.
Such hesitation at the top will only strengthen the right wing. The situation demands leadership from the unions which voted for the TUC resolution.
It is quite clear that the key to the miners strike is power stations. autumn here, and 'Genera waiting In the : wings, the decisive phase of the struggle has opened Nobody, including & Fleet Street, now believe energy minister Petel • Walker's claim that power stocks at the power sua , tions are sufficient to last on Monday reach the Engineers and Managers Association, voted against the resolution intention to continue normal working. Their deterscabbing should not be the meeting arrived at action and any decisions. All that could be agreed was that 'if approached by the NUM' the unions would 'consult about cooperawell into 1985.
The Guardian, among others, has concluded that 'we course for nower satoas rudlle ou of coal) at the end of vovenocr. with supplies exhausted by December.' The critical level is likely to be reached when stocks reach six million tonnes al the power stations. City Coluniale that stocks will be down to four. to five million tonnes by the end of December.
All this means that the bargaining position of the NUM is getting with every day that passes.
By O COSUIC on the government te try moving the million tonnes of stocks at the pit heads is going to Dedi almost overwhelming. This operation, with the rail unions continuing their boycott, would 700,000 lorry loads lucall of coal!
The support of the now Dowe. WOLKCIS crucial the responsibility of the TUC is enormous. They can provide the lead which will guarantee victory for the miners. Or they can participate in the greatest scabbing operation history.
It would be foolish to nrereno mal uce de lu problems. , The dock strike showed the movement was split from top to bottom. But the dock decisive leadership spread the action was lackhad anothin like the nothing like the of a decision of authority the TUC to back it.
ciston ell ve taken lies decision to taken with TGWU GMBATU Despite their scabbing declarations the EETPU and Managers Association do not handle the coal and do not have the ability to KCCI the stations running the 18,000 of the TGWU GMBATU boycott scab coal then the lights Ron Todd and David Basnett should not wait for the ESTUC. The should aci on the TUC policy of support Hammond and Lyons may in line with the TUC'S in line TUC's resolution's "consultation agreement' clause. But the reality is that to await their agreement is to The action needed now is a boycott of fresh sup. plies of Coana cius miners lines , a boycott of movement of coal between power stations refusal to cooperate with any further switch to oi firing. Such action would any attempt to move pit head stocks.
The fight for action now should be taken to the members immediately. Meanwhile, the miners can take their case directly to the power station workers, with the help of activists in the power unions.
he started in 1938. His letter says it's to 'help us to participate in the intensifying class struggle".
Also this week we've had £30 from a reader Haringey as part of their Des Stevens in Croydon Paul in Manchester pay ment his Pride to conference.
Many readers locally starting to organise their own events and we're starting to get a more regular flow of money Make sure you follow their example.
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agreement on what action to take in support of the NUM was a foregone conclusion. Hammond and