SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

Diary of a sacked

Socialist Action No. 130, 7 February 1986 · p. 11 of the scan · 307 words

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page 11 of the scan

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At Agecroft while the majority of miners have voted to leave the NUM they have fallen short of LIC per cent vote necessary to dissolve the NUM branch Those loyal the NUM issued a writ preventing scabs, headed by Lora, joining the UDM and defending the £60,000 in the NUM branch account. The fight loyal to the NUM is stil Bols Ul • Sob story of the week. Super scab Roy Lynk was quoted in the Mail on Sunday as saying 'I am bloody disgusted senior coal board managers rally, concert and demonstration.

week's campaigning.

The campaign Is now gathering steam. In lne Dasl wiil sacked miners the Kent, Surham and Lancashire coalfields have been onueled Greenwich at the Labour doing the ToUlLIs groundwork for the rally. thousands of leafiets with We have information on Callpaign, and mailed them to labour organisations anc support 8-vups throughout the Culilly. Orders for the tickets are now flooding in.

Meanwhile the sacked miners making available Lnense vei speak at meetings to pu emphasise ucilcase alle the campaign's importance for the whole labour movement.

We have already been to. see the Fleet Street unions as well as students' unions, meetings Borough Councils.

This week's group of sacked miners will mostly be replaced by new forces next week when, hopefully, a series of factory and shop floor meetings will take place.

. DENNIS PENNINGTON, a sacked miner from Bold in Lancashire, Among this week's ceracomen Sackcu Durham Stuart in the house He striking miner even though in to mount to For like for from socialists throughout the land.

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THE JUSTICE for the Miners campaign is now gathering momentum as it builds up to the 2 March

will be keeping us up to date with a diary of the NATION N.U.M

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