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UT WE ME! What would a victory for Scargill in the Presidential election represent in the NUM?
Scargill is one of the most progressive socialist leaders that we've ever had in the NUM. Under a Scargill Presidenbenefits miners would increase much more substantially ThEn under Gormley Scargill would shift the whole union Gormley and Daly have shifted to the right while in office. . But Scargill has a consistent record of upholdin interests over the Otherer kers willearn that they never jobs accepting low wage increases. The improvements in wages and conditions under Scargill would set a shining example of what socialist leadership can achieve We have to keep the Duffys and the Trevor Bells out. The crucial question in the trade unions and the labour movement is the question of And not just leadership, but also solidarity in struggle Workers Lee Jeans, Laurence Scott, and Stafhave all been to this pit and received the support of the lodge, and from divided and made a united fight more difficult?
Troyed by this scheme The en destroyed by this scheme.
COVE Agreement NPLA) remams in force and mainams the basis for unity. his natione structure was massive breakthrough for the union in the late It was when we become a real, united, national union. the NLPA was won mainly by the leadership of Will Paynter. I know a lot of people criticise Paynter for not doing more to resist closures and redundancies. But he was trapped and isolated in a right-wing NEC After the February defeated the ment and the National Coal Board (NCB) it is clear that they have co cies pits by what my pits Williams (President Wales NUM) calls 'slow strangulation* - starving pits of investment and recruitment. How can this be and prevented?
We should tell the NCB and the government that if they have not pro duced, by the end of December, a proper programme of investment and recruitment to develop the industry, we will start January. In South have lost nearly two thousand jobs in 1981.
The reserves at Margam are so extensive that a major new development there could provide up to 5,000 jobs. It will need a national strike to force it under this Thatcher government.
Miners leaving on early retirement or due to sickness replaced. If we have a national strike over pay this winter. for this programme of investment and recruitment must be included in that strike.
Scargill argues that the introduc tion of a 4-day week would create another 55 thousand jobs in the industry. How and when do you see a 4-day week with no loss of pay being achieved?
This has to come. developments in technology this is the only way to avoid massive increases in ok mass picket - he should do the same for Scotts industries action in Emlyn policies? of south should be national Wales alone are not being then demands policies terests. movement acuont ty, then 1 unemployment. I believe that we will win this during the next Labour government, provided it has a good majority. And then this will provide a powerful example to workers in other So what role do you think that miners can play in political strug.
for example, for unilateral and the fight for the next Labour governcarry out real socialist Unilatera nuclear made a major issue in the NUM and in the Labour Party will need to be industrial action to stop these nuclear missiles coming t Britain, and the miners should be at the forefront of this. This will need to be campaigned for in the NUM anc the rest of the labour movement.
Labour must be our government We will always fight for a socialist government. We don't want another Labour government like 1974-79 The manifesto must be brouch under the control of the party and il NEC, and then a left-wing NEC can make sure that the government carries out socialist policies. And to counter the power of the financial institutions we win nave to namonansc wen But how can workers make sure that the next Labour government will carry out these kinds of Shouldn't the labour impose socialist policies on it by industrial If we have a good majority, with Tony Benn as prime minister or depudon'! think that will be necessary. But if it is necessary, then yes, I accept it. After all miners can't
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