mobilised over 100 rank and file unionists.
Immediately following his unprecedented gather ing, ute NEC contacted representatives (LDC) asked documentary proof Case against local management.
The NEC informed the Coalville workers that they with the veneral Manager sought of the London Midland region of the British Rail demand that if the harassment and intimidation of railworkers is not stopped there would be industrial action throughout there nocal ROy railworkers leader said of ine new deveoolicill hope that the threat of industrial will have the effect of stopping the. area manager from worry: ing my members.
• We welcome the move by the NEC tour cadi if i ly take up Our Case. siere able to attend this meeting would be demanding that the general accepts our position on not moving coal, Lual he discuss that withdraws charges against the three railmen who've been sacked on spurious grounds, that there no more police visits and that we be allowed to do useful work instead of ocills sent home.
"The trouble is that the NEC called for industrial action in support Shirebrook depot there are similar problems and then called it off with no real agreement or cast iron guarantees. i ne prillciples of the thing got lost. For example the Shirebrook people. were being coded on their pay slips 'on strike' for refusing to move coal and after the NEC intervened management simply recoded to 'absent without leave'. It comes to le same thing - no pay other benefits. There was no real solution and yet the action was called off..
'It is important that the only with the elected LDC... NEC.have taken this. in:.. After. the Coalville mass meeting itiative after seven months of relative inactivity and this is due, I think, to the sheer pressure of rank and file members especially at the big London depots. The Carlod cul we have been carrying out has had Soakin NUR/ASLEF meetings at Waterloo. St Pancras, Kings Cross, Transport district council which organises Streatham, Stratford, Marylebone and Croyden.
GM COOKSON 'We've had a tremendous response everywhere and this is being felt at national level. I understand that London guards who were out on strike on Tuesday 8 November over Sunday working and descended on the NEC in a mass lobby used Coalviile as an example of closure threat which unev WeLC also experiencing locally in their depot and which they wouldn't tolerate.
"The NEC is elected to defend our interests. But we're not leaving it there. We intend to keep up the success is that all members of the ran unions unders tand the issues involved and are prepared to give us total backing. We've now got more invitations as result of the Rail Broad Left meeting this depots Polmadie depot in Glasgow freight depot in Wales.
'We feel absolutely vindicated in what we're doing. The day after the open meeting in Coalville, the NEC contacted the Sheffield and Chesterfield District Council and the Midland District Council organise meeting of whole coalfield Nottingham, Derby Leicestershire for Sunday 25 November.
'The NEC has assigned Women's Benefit Concert Organised by London Labour Women cadily Theatre in and a host of famous TV and stage actresses.
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two assistant general secretaries and a number of NEC members to address the meelng We're on the move and we're going to keep it going. Thatcher is prepared to go all the break the miners' we should go all the way in resisting her attempts. The no movement of coal cam. paigh must spread supporting the railworkers at Coalville, Shirebrooke, Tynsley Immingham is central to this fight.
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applied to solidarity with the miners into action. It makes attendance at the Mineworkers' Defence Committee December a number one priority.
Last Wednesday's Parliamentary Party meeting saw an open clash over the miners' dispute Dennis Skinner and Neil Kinnock.
Dennis told Nel that his place was in the 'front the NUM! on platforms with Neil rounded on Dennis with the now famous remark that interested achieving a Gallipoli', reference to the defeat in the First World War when Commonwealth troops were slaughtered in their thousands by Turks. NEIL KINNOCK'S snub to the NUM over the five rallies has caused dissension throughout the labour movement. It shows how vital it is that pressure is Labour leaders to put the words of solidarity conference in Camden Town Hall on 2 of the seamen's union are all being approached speak.
The priority for the conference is provide as broad representative a forum as possible, to push forward the work of the solidarity movement and help deliver the IOUs pledged at TUC Labour Party conferences.
Coming two days after the face-saving Party rally that Kinnock has announced for Friday November, the solidarity conference will be an excellent opportunity for party members to Posh for abouremany demonstration in support is being drawn the Conference organising Collmittee for discussion at an open forum to take place Wednesday November, 5.30pm County Hall.
These Wednesday meetings will be regular leading up the conterence Solidarity mittees and other bodies are urged to come along join in the Mineworkers' Defence Committee in ensuring this conference is a massive expression of solidarity with the NUM • Credentials available Jane Stockton, Cranwich Road, London N16. contact the committee on 01-981 3289. Socialist Action 16 November 1984 ONE OUT
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THE RAILWORKERS at Mantle Lane depot in the small Leicestershire town of Coalville have been refusing to move coal for over seven months. They got a bit of a leg up from their NUR national ex- ecutive last week following their open meeting which
campaign, to keep it roll- ing. The only guarantee of
women and men alike on picket lines and at rallies during the miners' strike, has now become the title