next president of the Mineworkers.
thur Scargill.
This won't be due to given tiport far from le given far from it!
Scargill has faced a barrage of hostile publicity some of it traceable back the National Coal boara usell At his final campaigning meting in Sheffield on 28 November, he told 2000 miners that a NCB public relations officer had placed the print order for the Lancashire Miner one-off publication which attacked him supported candidate.
Despite this sort of op position, the meetings of Scargill have regularly attracted between 400 and 1000 people.
In Sheffield with Tony Benn on the platform, Scargill declared that in order achieve his policies "miners need leaders responsive members views and committed to democracy and accountabilit •Above all leaders who are prepared to fight for those they are privileged to In a reference to retirWORKERS at Staffa Products who have been VOTING has begun to decide who will be the National Union of Even the bosses and the Tory press are forc ed to concede that the likely victor will be Arpresident, JOC TOTHECY said: The union needs a leader who does not come out of pay and say on the doorstep he does believe there is any more cash available.
Arthur Scargill, elected may serve as presiyears unless his own objec BETC terms translated into constituTHE CHEES His election will be seen to be significant in the and POLICE battles to come - and not only the miners think that.
No pe shaft Sha: 1. Sater jority of the workforce in fight.
Moreover, no political Perspoonve was really hammered out which gave the confidence that the battle could be won. The demand on the SAFETY WHEN WORKING IN SHAFTS - work in the amus in the government to block th grant and a massive cam paign to support the objec last weede elop din b weeks.
carrying a balance sheet o the dispute in next week'!