First victory in the war against the Tories

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By Celia Pugh in Cardiff A delegate conference strike action.

ment by closure threats would be withdrawn, threatened to to their promises.

But three South Wales lodges voted to continue of South Wales miners on 20 February voted to suspend their They welcomed 'with caution' the stategovernment ministers that all pit but 'reimplément immediately their action should the government not stick strike Mardy, Penrhiwceiber and Tower. Mardy lodge to sece socialist Englanc there's no doubt about that, and une weisn miners ica ll une governmen nas been stopped in its track But the ingredients fo closure of the South coalfield are still there. have lu assui alle vestment in new reserves recruitment particularly among young people and Tymawr-Lewis Merthyr for there's council une Will become unworkable and be shut by the procedure the unions and the coals board While we had the Tories on the we should have slaved our to oressure them ed investment We've the orkness li mobilise other the industry contracts we'll lose The lie was sown in the meeting the South miners would divided conand ballets would drift back to work.

• L was rank and tie members wne pushed the strike forward was an early morale wa tremendous Four busloads came from Rhondda yesterday to lobby the for sell-outs building up momentum the time Clearly these militant miner: sensed an even bigger vice Tories in the the Wal ineir strike nao continued They know Gormley cannot be trusted not to sell their jobs the future. But this spectacuia deteat tor la. encourazea thousands workers threatened by the Thatcher axe 'The steel unions DUCIUS Have roa ine daln or com promise with the Tories and lost 100,000 jobs in the pro 'The miners have showr that it is possible to stor closures and win subsidie rail and stee worKers 'The miners have achieved more in 24 hours than the TUC has in 20 months.

inal ine lou • Solo en for a national jobs strike The miners have shown tha about time leaders did something about it.

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Socialist Challenge after the meeting

Ray Davies, chairpersor Challenge: