Justice for mineworkers | Socialist Action 1983

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THE MINERS' Amnesty Campaign launched at renamed The National Justice for Mineworkers Campaign, and has planned a series of activities for 1986.

of MPs has been the driving force in building this campaign anu. after discussions with the NUM leadership, has submitted • Dooosais the paign's structure and objectives.

The aim is to win supLabor for the reso amons the NUM, to raise money for the national solidarity fund and to publicise the Campaign group's for Mineworkers Bill.

This Bill be Wednesday 26 February to coincide with the NUM's national lobby by sacked their SuD porters. At the same time the for campaign vule workers will be launching a pamphlet entitled prepared by the Campaign colanoralon with the NUM leadership This will be followed by a conference and rally on Sunday 2 March, an evening concert in ine Royal with Elvis Costello, Style Council and others.

campaign zroub also organising Callvarell each regional in the spring national union conference up to the TUC and Labour the autumn.

The campaign appeal, What Can Do, to join up oreansatiulls organise TOCA meetings. It calls for resolutions of support to be to appropriate trade unions, , trades councils. the TUC. the Labour Party, the home secretary and individual MP All MPs should be contactea ana askea lo visil faies of s Visits to the jailed miners suggested, OlICI support, and letters should about individual prisonCis. The appeal asks sup porters to: your trade union, trades council and Labour Party TOT next government grant general review of all cases, renstalemenl Cull pensation to muders sacked because of their activities in the dispute. • The campaign can be contacted c/o Durham Aver Chegues Sould ber Durham DHI 4ED made payable to the National Mineworkers Campaign. Membership of the campaign is f50 for national organisations £25 for districts, and f5 for local organisations REIN STATE THE SACKE> MINERS

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this year's Labour Party conference held its second meeting on 14 December. The campaign has been