AS THE MINERS' strike goes into its eleventh month the Tories, the NCB and the media are claiming that victory for the government is in sight. The truth is very different. The back movement has failed to break the strike, and it is now clear that the it will not succeed. The return to work' movement this week completely failed to meet government hopes. The core areas of the strike remain solid.
On the other side, Peter Walker's claim that there will be no power cuts this winter HICSLS entirely on CEGB's ability to use scab coal and oil.
course of the dispute.
the use of coal are in general followed, those work sions is having deadly effects.
actionato the S Use of the chief coal substitute, oil, has increased 1000 per cent in the The problem here is that while TUC guidelines on being on the use of oil substitutes are not. It is here that the refusal by the general council to campaign to carry out TUC congress deciThe fact is that the miners can win and that solidarity from the rest of the movement remains the key. The need now is for a real worked out plan of that moose are organise une support for the miners that exists at the base of the movement. The battle to implement the TUC congress decisions must be re-opened immediately. COAL Labour must on London. These • For and a na• For of action to reverse this situation is the key to victory.
• For a national day of action, and nanonal demonstradon in support o the miners - preferably called by the Labour Party and TUC but called by the left wing if they refuse.
regional weeks of action, culminating in industrial action and physical support on the picket lines. • For mass action to win support ir the power stations for implementing decisions of the boycott of both coal and oil national solidarity conference called by the NUM
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COAL NO PIT
plan for victory