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plastic The delegare up a plastic hullet overtime ban against closures and the derisory 8.2 per cent National Coal Board pay offer. This is a prelude to a ballot on 28 October which 'gives the NUM National Executive the powers to call industrial action if necessary against pit closures and at the same time to find a solution to the wage demand".
This decision was taken by an overwhelming vote of 134 to 2 at a specia NUM conference on 4 Oc tober, with all the NUM arcas voting against Tory attacks on the industry.
After the conference, Miners President Arthur Scargill NUM annual conference OVCTWACMHELY stop pit closures and the down OI manDoWe and to get carly retirement and negotiations for a four day week.
Cuts The NCB have tied the question of jobs and pas They have told WC 112VE "technological unemployment and efficiency part of the deal. This can mean pit they are inextricably linked.
In the last six years we have lost 37,000 jobs. The Bant to cur capacity by i2 this is the equivalent of at least 30 pits. When the jobs were lost in recent because the leadership did not accept MINERS THROUGHOUT BRITAIN have begun tinga vote for action at the threatened my view to fight closures and job loss. From this committed to thiare now The principle of the overtime ban is the same as in 1971 and 1973 which WEST DURE Rallies hay tional strike.
called the country to build sup Wales Newcastle: 20 October in Birmingham: 21 Sheffield and October in Scotland. I will be speaking at all these to get the support we need.
Miners from the Kin neil Colliery Central Scotland will be well picased with this decision. They lobbied the special Terence to Pus. for just such a battle on closures.
Kinneil NUM delegate Lots employ allenge Old CHEDDLOVE people and it's threatened closure. There are still vas reserves but the NCB won't invest. We're lobbying to impress the need to tie up the wages and closure issues. It we accept the 8.2 per cent offer we're accepting closures. very confident about getTweet Scottish ference of branch officers COLTELC members throughout the coal field This will organise pit head meetings speakers the Scottish Ex ecutive and massive Icafleting campaign.
We're calling for port for the rall on 23 Oc Tober Sangure were Arthur Scargill WATH speaking Then we're hopfrom Kinneil to the Scot tish Triple Alliance lobbi in London on 26 October This will be a massive lobby. Action Bill Snedden, NUM Group 2 member of the Scottish Colliery Engineers, Boilermen and Trades Association echoed this SOVIES "WaRes. shorter working week, carly retirement and investment are all intertwined You can't sepcrate them out. That's why our fight at Kinneil is so important going ahead with the Triple Alliance, we're uniting with steel and rail workers at our Edinburgh rally because we are all in this together But we're faced with the likes . Sirs and Weighell. ine issue mus be to mobilise the rank and file of the Triple Alliance
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