Round one to the miners | IMGpapers 1980

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with the miners forced Thatcher to abanintervene with the miners As a morale booster for the working class, we SIOnr our total. The Tories and the There has heen ALTHOUGH Margaret Thatcher undoubtedly side-stepped a confrontation with the miners over the issue of pit closures, it is now important that the miners' union should assess the kind of victory that has been achieved, and if closures or job losses.

It seems that the Coal time-honoured practice of cosing one oit at a time lng Inal Wonle close except on grounds of oI lne pIls in the Beeston seam that would extend the life ycals.

would ven seam exhaustion.

the next round in the strugThe Tories are still in • Tories vs miners -round 2 workers. A miner aged 50 with 30 to the benefit of the country.

fight to keep jobs harder.

loe learates til not sine unity to protect our Dits movement paper THE miners are to be offered massive redundguven vice would get a lump sum of £17,900 plus a pension for life. A miner of 55 could qualify There is no pretence on the part of the payments would help close uneconomic pits and so reduce the price of coal to industry -Yorkshire, says: 'It's obvious that Thatcher's objective is to close pits and divide the 'It will certainly make round two of our especially important to explain to members why the Tories are doing this and to emphasise that no miner has the right to sell a job when there are young people who have NATIONAL LESBIAN/GAY rra ec tare. (nilacare can be providea 1 here is advance notice, and also a Revolution Youth notices 5. Assembie 10am lichy Park othe an a cont ac oo e ay Cod ches trom Vakched and Smaller coane of money in thi commodation. Ring Jamie on 01-63* fraction Republic. Phone Penny 01-359 8371 for details.

Grand Spring foils inot necessary vse Agnaa Chose, London Es 2 stAgn Close, Londor WORKERS' s0, ACTION Mo.1ez Altel whembley for left unity Workers' Action now out in magazine format 62p including postage from PO Box 135, London N1 ODD. Subscriptions: £3 for five issues, £5 for ten.

2 April 1981

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Parkhill NUM, Yorkshire in the long run we have saved pits and jobs. The threat of a battle