refusal to shift coal by rail.
Morale at the depot has never beer higher in the dispute. We passed through the pain barrier some weeks ago. With Christmas approaching we can stick it out interinteOne of the reasons for our high morale the reinstatement of the young driver management sacked alleged theft BR property. The reason why this lad has been reinstated is the fuss we have created in the union and in the media.
Two other lads were charged with a similar offence. They still waiting to appear in court and to have their appeals THE DAY IS drawing nearer when the NCB will try to shift their 22 million tonnes of power station slack which is currently at the pit heads and at the stocking gounds. Yet we at Coalville still remain solid in our heard by BR management.
course subtle pressures are still being ap. plied. week local NUR members For Hislalice last received a hand-delivered leaflet from the Federation of Professional Railway Staff (FPRS), the scat union that broke away in the 1982 flexible rostering Coalville NUR (personal capacity)
This leaflet is nothing more than SColte mongering. But it could worry some members who are concerned that we will suffer job losses to the road haulage industry.
It raises some serious questions. did FPRS get my members home addresses?
At Coalville manage ment continues to send us home on a when we refuse to work the coal train. They won't give us alternative useful work which does exist.
Coal stocks are at crisis level at the power stations We at Coalville feel that every available vehicle driver already moving coal by road. Theres great poo COT which would be needed for the mountains stockpiled scab coal. In my village I've seen coal lorries with cab-side addresses ranging from Cornwall to Aberdeen. Only the army has ine resources move mass quantities of coal.
Until these coal stocks are shifted power stations are being run on oil and even aviation fuel. might as well light f20 notes because it is that expensive to fire the boilers.
BR management is involved in oh trains to by running oil trains depots instead of direct to nower salOus From the oil depots it is transferred tanker lorries which akes it to the power st tions by road. This is wha is keeping open many of the biggest power stations I only • hope that train crews on these fuel trains learn from us at Coalville. All our effort must now be concent aicu vil sluvvill: all fuel reaching power stations.
We have to make sure our leaders do everything back both rail workers a places like Coalville Shirebrook Westwho refuse to shift coal, and to back those refusing to shift other sorts of fuel.
This is the lesson we should be giving our leadership at the lobby of the Confederation December that being considered by union activists This concrete proposa was made at the transport workshop the mine. workers solidarity ference in London. . It will be great if it comes off