MANY rank file members gravely concerned about the rift between miners and steelworkers. The industrial future of South Wales - a future for our children grandchildren depends on expanding coal and steel industries.
We NUM understand the fears of the steel industry — we have experienced them ourselves when people believe that by voting not to strike to save jobs the government will favour their pits. But this government has no favours to bestow on working class people - only on the rich They already know the pits and steelworks they want close whatever you do to curry favour will not save any steelworks or any mine.
They are playing off one group of NUM workers against another. The demands of the profit seeking rich should not be allowed to decide if you or I have the right to work.
on the dole. private steel into our pit, we allowed no steel to leave our pit to go to other pits We came out on days joined your picket lines. I believe if you had declared your strike then for jobs and not waited to the later weeks of the strike you would have had our total DUBULLI the industrial survival of South Wales and all of Britain. We must plan for an expanding coal and steel industry. must demand lue rigal co ourselves and our children. Together we can do this. Working apart we will all fail.
Scabbing We do not want to see steelworkers In 1980 we allowed no The of action, we effective.
We must all build for the future, for We work for because he says another union's jobs are threatened, is disgusting.
is also taking place within the trade union movement. It is being led out at front by my leader Bill Sirs and from behind by Len Murray, Terry Duffy, Frank Chapple and co task of unionists everywhere is to give total support to the miners in their efforts to defend and build a strong trade union movement.
The blockade of steel must be made VICTORY IS OURS. , HAVE Yours in Solidarity Tyrone O'Sullivan (Lodge Sec, Tower NUM)
The above appeal is taken from Soutr Wales Steel Sheet — a regular bulletir produced by steelworkers.
FOR Thatcher's government no Socialist Action 29 June 1984