Notts attack the NUM | Socialist Action 1983

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THE DECISION of the further.

The Notts CACCULIVO has not onl disenfranchised its members, it has even disentranchised tame area council. By the ume mne ared courcuna. the opportunity to discuss the decision. It will be-too late to do anything about The Notts executive obviously expects that the national ballot .will go overwhelmingly In avoul of the levy, and they have no intention of abiding by national ballot decisions. That lesson should not be lost on those in the movesaying that a national ballot was the decisive question in the Notts area executive to prevent the NUM holding a ballot on the levy for victimised miners in the Notts area takes the attack on the national union by the scab leadership there a stage Even if the ballot massivelv in tavour of the levy the Notts executive is determined scab The decision follows furthe!

moves by the a rea to altack the national union.

Notts has already withdrawn from the overtime ban and is attempting to engage in separate negotiations with the NCB Fi on ine wage orer of 5.2 pel cent outstanding since 1983 — again in defiance of national I decisions.

rn cmocTauc char. aliel of the 'demin the NUM oclalc crouD - made up of Notts, South Derbyshire and Leicestershire - is clearly limited. In tact it is hand in glove with the NCB in its plans to weaken the national union.

Fi ne boara is aiming a decentralising the coal InuusLIy create indiv. idual profit centres. This will mean widespread redundancies. Some estimates of the plans tor the next financial year say up to 40,000 jobs will go in South waler Scotland, Yorkshire, and the North East The Notts area leadership is playing the Board's game, and scab leaders like Roy Lynk are well a ware of ballot in Notts shows that une scao edders are nol al all confident that they have Utal JUDOUlI the members in the area. Many miners who worked during the strike are not ready to break wiin the - and many would undoubtedly support levy for victimised colleagues.

The call for a levy is one of the finest expressions of loyalty memoer. made by any national trade UOROE Britair major issue which to Notts against campalgn in the scab leaders - and to rebuild the national union in the coaltield.

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