OVER 100 young people on the three-day march organised by Swansea Neath Youth CND on 26-28 April were joined by a contingent of striking miners trom Llynfi Joint Lodges. Mike McDonnell, one of the miners, told Socialist 'There number of miners in our pit H 10 C.ND supporters. Like them. ODDOSCU nuclear weapons because | don t think they defend us. The government wastes amounts of money on these weapons and at the same time refuses to spend This is money On JONs particularly of the pits.
'If we lose this strike and the Coal Board has its Way. , the eight pits in the Masteg will be reduced to despite the fact that IWO the work is still there. This will not only throw thousands annes the dole, it will have a spinoft ettect on many otnel workers.
Swansea YCND 'It is well known tha! there is 300 years of work left in the Margam coal reSe VeS But the government refuses to put money into this project. They prefer to put their mone! into nuclear weapons anc energy. It is clear to us why the government is doing this. They • want to close the pits in Maesteg and then open them again as private pits. This would mean a drop in pay and contadt. for South Wales miners and would weaken the NUM 'We are on the march because we recognise the fighting the same battleo ocl le government to spend money on jobs and stop spending it on useless nuclear weapons.' On the last day of the the Cardila igretings to CHARLEWC miners rally was clear jobs not bombs, no nuclear weapons, victory to the miners!
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LIYNFL MALTEE JONT LODGES Photo: BRENAN YOUNG