Patrick Sikorski THERE were a lot of empty seats at the annual conference steel union, the ISTC, held at IDRIS JONES lodge secretary of the threatened Ty Mawr Pit:
'We've had nothing boswve wrom me nanona TUC and now we're calling National demo. are okay, but they are not enouen. h renerar strike bs wre we weed. GM Lianwern steel action group:
'Demonstrations are magic but the Tories have a majority in parlament. nicaron treere tas 10 rpact.
"The main defence of the rade ini clas s action by trade unions. dockers showed that with men natone strike uredt. We want this sort of action from the TUC RON SAINT, South Wales NUM executive:
'The miners of South Wales have We will strike against pit crusures . ine ones wre d tacking us on every front , cuts, social security benefits, the lot.
'We have to take them : on. If the ball has to start rolling somewher we'll start it in South Wales, , but then the TUC must take a lead and make it national.
LYNE VALLEY JOINT LODGES WELSH miners on the march - alongside steelworkers, they want national industrial Congress House last Saturday.
They snolle na ve been filled by delegates representing the 50,000 steelworkers who have fost tai oos luis vodr resoonst executive JUI IU fTal wanted industrial the of job loss, say Sirs half so. SICH „tne the end OT a rally in the ex strike exto week-long COTTO TAST branches forced executive to hold ference lasted just noUrS hae wunduuilcu, • uelegaler a fighting alternative •TO save 25,000 jobs still theatened as a result of the Market ocal •teer aoreemen …The D'Avignon and Corporate due for publication on 12 December ISTC hay Lavs dll brancr secretary TrOm Lianwern and a supporter of the Llanwern Steel Ac Group, 'end to isolationism and a national neutoack now BILL SIRS - not as sick as some The dockers had shown the way, he said. When 178 were threaten.
Liverpool redundancy they had replied national strike call can't hide behind the skirts of the TUC look to pariament or the Ray added EC havins to ei ht This having been put into office must take on we responsibilities of leaderand autorise national industria Swansea Socialist Printing Co-op against any further job lUs: Delegate Corby Scotland, and Workingtor spoke favnur of thi delegates ITl•ibane unred execuuve members Cano two tul. time officials signed Steel Action Group national petition carne tor te eec tve committee the steel teps to ca Play plans this industrial action, and oreanist camoalen throughout the plants :to win support the membership
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