earnings employment, to rents to social benefits, and to other inin oler woras, tney forward that they want forward want just at the moment, but they do give notice that plans for « Labou comes policy will be formulated in due course The renewed opposi tion to such a policy by Britain's largest union will GMWU Icauch, who is the main Foot and Healey in the TUC leadership.
blow was struck over the Tories cuts. While the TUC's strategy against the government's policies amounts to politely asking the TGWU tor a change. delegates voted for official strikes in support of public sector workers taking direct action against spending cuts.
The motion was carnea against tne execulive s advice after three votes. during which the proposal gained increasing suppor While DECSSUIC needed to put this policy into effect, it starts to las the basis for mass action to get rid of the Tories.
NATO didn't do well, either The conference overwhelmingly carried a
'The South Wales NUM is totally committed joint Labour trade union actions that's the 4 July Cardiff march.' DES DUTFIELD, president of the South Wales NUM, the mining area to strike last February, talked CELIA PUGH and BARRY WILKINS about miners' strike and struggle against the Tory government.
WE haven't won achieve in the strike, but it has been a big climbdown by The temptation was longer. We had massive public and spontaneous trade union support.
had to take into whether this would be susceptible to media stalcillciils saying won all demanded. want people turning against us. We'd achieved a psychological victory for a lot of people who had lost hope. They realised that the government invincible.
to Party and support vicefirst to the the all we set out to the government.
account that we'd didn't wasn't NURM Tories aren't invincible' :We showed the don't think any Jusuce lo us .year Wembley Co-ordinating laterat positive.
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gc but the media try to scare off susceptible workers. We think Benn reflects the views of the working class.
•Silly Billies' The NUM is in a bit of a funny Lostion on the Wembley decisions the nanlonal voted for retaining the old system. The next conference will be clear cut. There is a resolution to reaffirm the «CSOn was Yorkshire amendment calling for support tor Benn but it appears to havı been debarred by Gormley.
We look favourably on campaigns and initiatives like the 18 July Labour Committee ference. People can assess the best opportunities in their own unions tor ad vancing what they want — the tactic mav be ditterent in altierent unions But you have to get the people who are active to make their presence felt. In some unions it's a hell of a job We've affiliated to the Wales LCC The argument for multidisarmament isn't should unilaterally disarm.
The policies are important too, can you disagree with Benn' for unilateral thest rubbish Satcu cil about the Soviets wanting to drop