The action of the railworkers in support of the miners was management bringing in signalmen who did not work at the depot and were not members of Coalville NUR A Coalville signalman wrote to management explaining that ne was not willing to move coal trains. He was the only barrier on the afternoon shift which stopped a train being movfrom Bagworth pit to Drakelow power station.
The Derby aca Sam Reed, summoned him to Derby for interview on Monday mecember booking him off work for the day. By Doreen Wheppler,NUR.
This enabled management to bring in a relief signalman outside the area, who was willing io move coal trains, providing the Coalville Then Chall of signal boxes along one line was then fully operational for the first time.
At the in Derby the signalmen was otterea a bribe: paid leave so long as de slavcu away depot. He refused.
The next Tuesday he was again summoned to Derby by the area manager so that he could not sign on for duty and once again coal trains moved.
He had now become the only obstacle stopping Drakelow. He was told by trains the area manager that in his opinion he was mentally unstable' should report to Derby again on the Wednesdav for an interview with the board's medical officer.
Victim On that day there was no medical appointment, and he was offered a temporary job sweeping platforms at Burton-on-Trent station, miles away until medical could be arranged.
He refused, reported the events which had taken place shop stewards' committee.
They intormed the NUR NEC immediately because of the - sinister nature of the victimisation taking place retary or the er, secretary NUR, that the gave assur alics matter would be taken up immediately with the general of the Midland region.
But Coalville has heard nothing since. The Corker regard the victimisation of sealed off to rail police homes, sackings individuals and the One of the most disturaspects campaign coal trains moving the scab Homes of some leafletted welc the FPRF. Its leaderioin the FPRF and build it The minority of workers, whose vote in the tion indicated that they wer willing to move coa have also been approached form break away branch at Coalville Support workers months pressure. they out the directives cumstances Means up their stand.
Roy chair stewards by: "The OI ASLEF NUR have Mules WC following These have Chesterfield field ana district of the Tinsley, said: The • the labour tricks movement of and onl there to pull back. the He for Roy Butlin addresses support meetng MASS PICKETING continues apace at Didcot committee have called a to stop scab oil at Tilbury Transport details from your trades council For local support group or phone: 01-595 4252/01-981 6515 Food and cash collections are important but most of all the NUM needs action. TUC policy says scab oil should not be going in to power stations. This must not be merely words on paper, but action.
Oil supplies must be stopped at Tilbury and every other power station. power workers have refused to handle scab fuel and that station has stopped generating. Let's follow that lead at Tilbury...and spread it to power stations across the south east. STOP THE SCAB OIL AT TILBURY West Thurrock