The departure of George Cunningham is instructive. It came a week after he had selected as MP for South Islington; a couple of days after Neil Kinnock, one of SDP victory made it abundantly obvious that the Labour Party should now direct its fire on the turncoats and careerists who make up the SDP.
Ins cad, the main discussion taking place in the leadership the successful in his new role witchfinder hen he will find himsel leading an army which is so reduced in its ranks and so bitterly divided that the only future it would have would be the prospect of defeat.
ing Supplies, Derbyshire tinghamshire areas of the National Mineworkers are refusing to handle Mining Supplies products.
the face of Committee of the engineerofficiaion's refusal to renew support reinstate dispute benefit.
The strike answer to that decision is to continue the picket at Doncaster and step up blacking.
Laurence himself has appealed to the miners that 5,000 jobs are in danger of being lost within days' if they black the com Pany, pact of 0C1I SO TA Obviously th are disappointed with decision the Committee They ticularly concerned because many members of that com mittee could themselves Scott situation - fighting for their JODS It is the Laurence Scott workers who have the forefront of the fight for jobs for the last eight mon Laurence Scott's parent company in Doncaster, and have stepped up the campaign to get and and Snipe the AUEW leadership Union delivering Such success flies in Earlier, the National picket lines and oSEs They committee's of loss Scott boss • have to be line of struggle. such has been the im Rossington the blacking camday said strikers the National par- cience come down. More are needed soon find miners in a Laurence mass support key to this been ter uptil ths. They have had to contend with their boss, Arthur police and the Monday's mass picket turned back lorries vital supplies. workers had scabbed on the strike by driving across th essential had been per suaded to do so under threat contract on the part of Mining Supplies They and other workers and persuaded that the reverse is the case: the best way of keeping jobs is picket. to support those in the front shington telle nearby Colliery joined the picket last Mon Black Challenge: We've come to Socialist picket picket because we're trade Your own cons- down should tell you to pickets Yorkshire should be giving Mass It will be the blacking of Mining Supplies that is the Arthur 6.30am.
Scargill, unfortunately. has had little to say on the mat now. Yet, as the Rossington miners pointed out 'there should have been a complete blacking by the NUM a month ago At Scargill's last mass meeting in his presidential campaign in Sheffield last Saturday. Tony Benn I called miners to give ful Ducking to Laurence Scott and Staffa. Scargil! seemed to be at at a loss for word: on the subject Laurence Scott may seem to be a small dispute but its outcome can have important consequences for all trade unionists There it a great tradition in the NUM for supporting struggles like Hadfields in the steel strike Grunwicks, said Rossington miner on the That tradition has to con tine. The NUM and all trade unionists have to give full support to Laurence Scott Mining Supplies products! Come to the mass Monday December, Arthur Snipe is This knees Let's finish him off once and for picket Monday December Carr Hill Industrial Mining Supplies Estate poncaster. Off A63 Starts Donatior messages of support to Strike Headquarters. 20 Rounderoft. Romiley, Cheshire
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THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL PICKET LINE
Mining Supplies blacked. workshops in the Yorkshire
LAURENCE SCOTT strikers have intensified the strug- gle over the last three weeks. They have picketed Min-