NOTHING'S getting message from the picket line outside Mining Supplies in Doncaster.
Laurence Scott strikers began the round- theclock picket of the parent company to finally bring Mining Supplies boss, Arthur Snipe, to his knees.
The conference called for:
1. All trade unionists to respect and support our 24 hour picket of Doncaster Mining Supplies starting from next Monday. In the event of the picket being attacked we call on all trade unionists to support the picket line.
ing for a mass picket on Monday 23 November and the following Mondays.
2. All trade unionists to black all Laurence Scott/Mining Supplies motors.
3. The continuation of the campaign inside the AUEW for the recall of the AUEW National Committee and the Final Appeal Court. We appeal for sponsorship from AUEW bodies for a national mass picket of the AUEW executive.
On behalf of Yorkshire's 68,000 miners I extend our best wishes to all workers at present in dispute with Laurence Scott, who for themselves but tor all other workers in Britain as well. We wish you every success and assure you of our continued support.
Arthur Scargill, President, S Yorks NUM We would request all union members not to cross our members' picket lines, and to render the maximum suppport and assistance to ensure work removed or destined from the Manchester factory should not be worked upon, to ensure that successful conclusion.
John Tocher, No 29 Confed District Committee Secretary through. That's the On Monday the We are callare fighting for the right to work not merely the dispute be brought to a satisfactory and After seven months on strike fighting to save their jobs, they have taken this acuaice ou Lne union leaders. Full support for this picket is vitally necessary.
time the Scott workers organised a picket at Doncaster, Snipe was prepared to make an offer. It was at that point that the union leaders, led by Dufand Boyd of engineering union, insisted that the strikers accept the offer.
wilnoul a guarantee vl no enforced redundancies, the workforce renused Boyd and Duffy withdrew abused and missed tre abused misused the book rule arallisi strikers.
Thus was no coincidence liaise caulcace Scott solidarity conference held on Saturday discussed how to win the dispute hand in hand with how to democratise the unions.
Jonathan Silberman, member of the AUEW in CHeSter. summed he feelings of the majorit of the 203 delegates at thi connerence "Laurence Scott shows you can fight DaCK against 3m There ai c people in the labour movement, like Boyd and Dutfy, who are an obstacle to that fight back:
have started WORKERS put the skids under the feet The conference had a number of MPs speaking as well as local officials the AUEW.
Representatives disputes all over the counspoke, bringing and informing the ot their struggles. And the message was the same - you have take own DOSS LO WIll Writer Jim Allen pointed out that the Tories could not get away strengthening the police, the army and the judiciary without the agreement of the right wing in the Labour Party Longbridge steward Grant Keir told the conterence that it was the right wing in the labour who had movement organised the BL sell out; it was Michael Foot who was now the leader of the right wing in the labour movement.
crucial tasks emerged from the conference: supporting the Doncaster picket; organisblacking, particularly in the mines, ,and building picket the AUEW headquarters.
Within one day of the picket Stallilig Doncaster, the local National Union of Mineworkers had blacked Laurence Scott and Mining Supplies. The pressure is now on Arthur Scargill and the Yorkshire NUM likewise Doncaster miners joined the picket line on Mon Laurence Scott Saturday 5 December Concorde Suite Droylesden, Manchester 7.30 till late Live bands, Cabaret disco Organised by Manchester City Labour Porn
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