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Coal Of all the meetings I've been 66 this must be the most import meeting of my whole life.
It's obvious that Thatcher, her friend Reagan, feels that she's to a winning streak. But I'm tell her she's gonna have another th coming because come 19 Novem and we're still there she won't hav very emotive hold on those who th they're going to get an extra bit money for Christmas. Because w still be there when the 19th's go and she'll have to think of anot thing to put up against us.
When they try to bribe us and t try to demoralise you • you get off your knees, and fight back The Coal Board have understand what our terms are for tl settlement of their dispute. Our tern firstly withdrawal of closure plan. Secondly, the keepir open, not the short term reprieve, the five pits currently facing closure don't want to keep Cortonwood op for three to six months. I want Co tonwood kept open to the point of e haustion.
What would this government at the media have to say if we were see ing to break a signed agreement? I the Coal Board and the governme that are seeking to break the Plan f Coal agreement. As far as we're co cerned we're sticking firmly with th Plan But there's another importa principle at stake. Because I know speak for every miner in this stri when I say to MacGregor that the will be no return to work until eve miner who's sacked reinstated.
MacGregor came here fro America with his trade union busti tactics. He went first of all to Briti Leyland, where they dismissed senior shop steward whose only cri was writing a pamphlet on the si vival of British Leyland. This mo ment, to its eternal shame, stood and saw Derek Robinson dismiss from his position.
everything you've got. We told the police on the picket lines on Monday you'll still be here at Christmas, we'll still be here urning relations chief of the National Coal Board. once had a debate MacGregor on television. holding cue cards up when he spoke. with lan They were negotiations • back' The fer Photo: JOHN HARRIS (IFL)
have On the very last day of our last we put forward two points that ACAS were willing to acSocialist Action 16 November 1984 only be described as anti-socialist.
Polish government has dramatically increased the amount of coal being imported into Britain. And you've ignored repeated requests from the NUM to stop exporting coal brilain in view of the British 'In so doing the Polish governThatcher's government as it tries to aereal tne miners union. Ine NUM has no intention of considering the ofchildren a holiday because we are aware that at the same time the offer is made the actions of the Polish government are directly assisting the Tory government in Britain to do all in thier power to smash the NUM and the miners' strike.
•Please convey to your government, and to your trade union move, our absolute disgust and eve at this late stage convey to them our request to stop exporting coal to Bri tain and wrecking the outcome of this dispute.
I've never telt as proud or a: privileged to be in a leadership position as I do today. Members of this union, their wives and their families, displayed a solidarity, have displayed a commitment, that has inspired not oniv workers in Britain bul workers throughout the world.
During the course of this struggle we nave once again begun to discove ourselves. We are once again beginn. ing to understand the meaning of rea trade unionism. Never again will this union be the same, because of what learned Wild the working people of Britain. And