docks. fight to extend the Dock Labour Scheme to all dockers will be essenfia it that attack is to be defeated.
The dockers have sufficient power to win almost япу demand. If they demand better preperation and better leadership than was forthcoming in this struggle.
The following day talks in Glasgow between the TGWU BSC resolved the docks strike in a way that will do nothing to assist winning the coal That the docks strike went unmentioned at the another indication of the cost alon unwillingness of the union need meaningful solidarity action.
A golden opportunity was missed Saturdav Those 7000 activists should all have heard a call for extended mobilisation.
in the tirst place tur. ther one-day strikes needed to show the labour movement's determination to take this stike to a rapid VICTOROT Hopefully that kind of action will be theme of . next Saturminers' demonstration in Stirling which will be addressed by Arthur Scargill and Tony Benn.
• Saturday Seember 11.30 Stirling. Assemble Raploch Community Centre, and march to Annfield Stadium for a rally at 1pm.
workplace delegates meeting will discuss Del lo tu this, in particular raising regular financial support through workplace levies and boy. COLL scab • coal, coke and oil.
A hundred key workplaces have been targetted meetings stoppages.
successful such plans will be depends on what the regional TUC will commit to them. lo date they have restricted themselves to issuing calls for solidarity rather than organising it. De change fine words into some form of action. • For details of the events planned contact Birmingham Trades Council Miners' Support Commit tee, c/o TÚRC 7 FredBirmingham BI IAN MACGREGOR is fulfilling his promise to remember the "loyal' Notts miners who have refused to join the strike in an unexpected way.
Nottingham Labour Moorgreen pit has just been scheduled for closure before the end of the year. despite having enough mineable reserves for another 15 years But Moorgreen is just the thin end of the wedge In South Notts only three out eleven pits Cotgrave, Gedling - have a long term future To reinforce the point that you can only stop the NCB's closure programme joining the national strike a march and rally are being organised • bastwovu If the Notts coalfield had been solid from the beginning the strike would been won weeks ago and Moorgreen pit would still be producing coal in & 1985.