conference in Porthcawl of the South Wales miners: the fight against the Tebbit Bill and the struggle for jobs in the pits. was a strong consciousness of the responsibility of the NUM to play a leading role in the battles against Thatcher. he South Wales Rest, set militant mood in his opening address 'We have no intention of going the way of the workers in British Leyland or British compared with now we wil DrOLCCL Our meonate runure.
Williams urged the lodge leaderships to take the militancy of their members for granted. dominated the recent annual Above all there Leadership levels must strive constantly for the NUM to be involved 'in every issue which concerns education, health, secunty. employment, war and peace, freedom and oppression.
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willatos gave Scargill, new president of the NUM 'a gentle word of warnmust rank and file miners and their aspirations. shin no wheeling and dealing with Prime Ministers chairmen bohind the seeins we wall you cl unue with your campaigning spirit.' Emlyn Williams also moved executive on the Tebbit This declared immediate supDOIL TI anyumon allackcu ane cale upon me c to initiate a 'strategy of total opposition based deeds not words' Williams explained that his Bill is designed to soften up trade unions for further at'If it goes Matress would He attacked the TUC's coce response an• lolcations inat lne tmi fighting fund will be used as 'a bonanza for barristers' ment all workers leaving the pits. He explained that an overtime ban had been imposcu al ms oil lo ury lo cicalc MOTe 1ODS.
Gilbert Evan of Coedely starvation vestment and recruitment Oakdale Alan Dakel Lodge NURS plan to close Britannia pit and the Oakdale. Tom Bowden Brause for won plause his declaration 'we're not going to Oakdale we're staying where we are.
Tyrone O'Sullivan
Tower Lodge urged an mediate ban al va arguing that 'nothing is so im portant as loos ano recruit. ment — unless we have work Emlyn Williams, executive said th I CoUlULIUl that Hau met le Wales NCB management and told them 'he would fight on issue ins so be the cardinal Williams added that the executive would consider an make progress over The area executive resolunon on wates moved ov vice president Des Dutfield demands £120 week Des Dutfield minimum for sunlace worker.
differential TOT other advances have obtained are atter nave saown a preparcaness lu fight,' that industrial action would be needed to win this claim Ray Laurence argued that an overtime van would WIl The miners at Cyne Sount regretted voting against munsulas Occause ater meir overume van ine could see how low their basic wages really wer carried resolution moved b: Tyrone O'Sullivan vousing Labour Party ane calling • 101 : a Labour governmen 'founded on socialist policies.
argued that because their policies rejected by the party 'they are prepared to wreck the party and then left. He insisted orallic li That socialst boncies would win strong support provided that the party unites around them. Pit closures to be fought England, who seconded the motion from Maerdy Lodge, emphasised that Issue compared the treatment of health service workers the given to MPs, judges and parasite company tors'.
Delegate after delegate came to the rostrum to speak of the special importance of the National Health service to the tion of the job done by health service workers Gilbert Bevan Coedely Lodge summed ip the feelings of man delegates when ne said a Your Bank.
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attack on the health service workers sanaace on the NUM'.
Emlyn Williams, President of the South Wales NUM emphasised the need miners to support but all health workers and he pledged the South Wales NUM would insist on a big demonstration on their one day strike.
Wales •LIC for co healte service health service workers, he miners would take the Lead We won't be constitu tionalised out of action', said Williams SOCIALIST CHALLENGE BANKER'S ORDER FORM 70267802 08-03-08 • Monthly ..And on the same date in the month thereafter.
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