Guards and shunters | Socialist Action 1983

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TWO HUNDRED and fifty railworkers voted to go from the NUR's guards shunters conference to meet a march by victimised miners as it arrived in Dundee on Friday 6 June.

The adopted resolution solidarity threatened ed on national exstruct 'not to move or any workshops limited questions specially the the guards and shunters condelegates.

The (DUO) for the moment But preuiciel Any agree jected.

on the NEC to 'obtain a commitment from the next Labour government to bring back guards on trains'.

The co He rente keen. to maintain its links with the NUM. Clarke secretar of the Scottish NUM, was giver a standing ovation befor and after he addressed th He reminded delegates 'I was the one Sidney Weighell forgot to vote for' in the Party NEC elections.

Particularly warm applause was given when he said about the NCB. 'What mandate do these people have to run our in. austry• Who elected them? When the next Labour government cole. baDOur ovennHenlcon n we will replace them.

Again representatives were invited from Notts. • A collection raised £312 for Notts Women Against Pit Closures The conference called for a union 'investigation into discrimimation goams ethnic people and womel in our grades'. The resolu tions pointed out: "This will Hiicl looking BRB's job advertising and recruitment policies, training schemes, and conditions.' The secretary of Rai Against Apartheid Doreen Weppler, WAS given time to speak, by decision the con ference's executive com millee. Aller laiking abou conditions of black adwoken in Soutt Africa, she said that the RAA banner will be Anti-Apartheid's Marct for Freedon on 28 June this year, and all branches are invited to bring their banners.