IN AN important turn towards support for the miners' the Labour Party NEC last week called on all local branches to levy their members at 50p a week for the strikers.
will be long - both the miners and Thatcher are determined not to lose. Thus financial support is getting more crucial.
In south London some parties already organising for levies. In Manchester the Rusholme ward of the Gorton constituency is lectione for weekly collection levy through the membership secretary Many local parties have been collecting while canvassing the local elections this week.
Every single Party branch up and down the country should raise this levy. It is the most vital act the Labour Party can offer material the miners right now.
This financial support must also be extended into ASLEF has already similar agreed toe raise a week levy from its membership. But there's no need to wait for call for it, levies can be established in every branch and workplace from now.
And it doesn t lave 10 50p a week. Kestrel Marine May Day March NUM in Dundee raised fl0 a head one week, and is doing so for a second time In Manchester the local conted has called an emergency shop stewards' meeting in works' time to discuss support for the Arthur Scargill has been invited to speak.
At this meeting it will be argued that all the Manchester engineering facTore should with striking Lancashire pits and raise regular levies and collections.
The miners need other kinds of support too, on the picket lines and at rallies demonstrations. But right now Support the miners Monday 7 May Assemble: 11am Strangeways Rally with: Jack Taylor, President Yorks Bob Litherland MP Sponsored by: AUEW North and South DCs. UCH, Lancs Assoc of Trades Councils, Bold NUM Led by Bold NUM colliery band money the chief mechanism to the wheels of the strike rolling Let us know about levies in your area to help inspire others to get the money going in.
- COAL NOT NATIONAL MINEHORKERS SOLDERN KENT BRANCH COAL COAL NOT NOT DOLE DOLE Miners' Photo: PAUL GIRPS COAL NOT DOLE