British miner speaks at French rally | Socialist Action 1983

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Doo. MORNING ST it will only be a matter of time before they try The labour movement has to say a resounding No to any attempts to criminalise legitimate trade union activity. The World On Our Backs Lawrence Wishart, f2.95p. half people the Rally against Austerity organised the french Trotskyist organisation the Paris last weekend, heard miner on seniou Bold colliery appeal for aid for the British miners strike Also on the platform Sandra Lenton. ner self an NUM member on Colin brought special greetings from the NUM the IG Metall workers Germany fighting for 35-hour week.

IG Metall was among the represented on the platIorm, as was lie Basque Trade Union Left and thi factory councils in Italy Keynote speaker at the rally was Ernest Mandel.

Apology WE strongly apologise to Barbara Edwards of the Hirwaun miners support group in South Wales. In an article last week she WaN wrongly named Barbara Taylor.

mistake entirely originated in the Socialist Action office, so we also apolog.

wrote the original article.

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Socialist Action 1 June 1984