the Coal Board's 8 per cent offer. The ballot takes place against the background of falling demand for levels. The Coal Board's annual accounts show a loss of £428 million.
Scotland were blamed for the losses. The Coal Board are trying to persuade miners that if they accept falling living standards and the closure of pits, everything will be fine and dandy. there is no alternative to their policies.
SIS ACCLAARESTOD nailed in ine ound-up to in pay ballot and the I sara gie closures and that le 1o What are the real 60301 TOT THO coal board's losses?
While the press were quick to point the finger of blame at the South Wales miners. But тепло burder interest DEVICEEL 241 million or ove cr working miner, Nor did hey point out that 0313 1868366 00 09 OUNC COSTS Increased 01 per So while the miners are beis the pro dieter very-nicelyTones continuing tighten the screws the borrowing amits set by the COVETCH DY proportion get.
nancing from 20 per cent to millen. Of course the Board MINERS will be voting at the end of this month on energy. including coal. Coal stocks are at record Miners in 'unproductive' pits in South Wales and than They claim that actually money tot thic inveciment ci it was forced to go into the red to pay 1 closer look at the figures From aer dire t DICTUES productive' miners driving industry into the red which was put over in the Fleet St Press.
Heads we win - tails you LOse Sine Board and the Tories to the Heads they want the the cost of massive den miners to bear the burden gramme of investment in the falling living-standards. Tails used miners through the introducLOLL SHOTICE Week ame rearement at n stead it will become another threat to jobs.
unemploycoal boss Norman Siddail calls it. minere biggest threat The comes from the policies of the Tor Tories* man MacGregor Steel launch another jobs massacre mean even more miners' jobs under the axe Over the new is monins power into operation, three c and, three nuclear 20 ner cent of the Electricit Board's peak capacity and than oil and an estimated 40 per cent cheaper than nuclear pow the Tories get their was it will mean a programme of since the 60s.
Accepting low inallowing be ost will stave-off this threat. It is a reciD:
There is an alternative to like laughter. Industrial action to ment on full pay, and a four-day week without loss of pay Fighting for united action and steeiworkers in the O0S. the labour and trade union moveare the poncic which stem the tide of the Tory at-