Triple Alliance call in South | IMGpapers 1980

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S Wales coal industry. A PUBLIC AS WE go to press, the South Wales miners' executive has still to meet to decide to proceed with the strike call scheduled for 17 January.

meeting in on Port other smaller several pits, executive argued that been in Scotland of motion LETORI was unanimously.

Dai Davies Penrhiwceiber and a member of the S Wales executive outlinec thaleh coalfields. threats duce seven per deep mined coal receive only 1.5 per cent of their investment. due to receive only £31m investment in this financial VEHI compared 1,600m in last eight 1982, we lost 1200 jobs in S Wales.

All this amounts to a deliberate policy of running down the Dai explained. mand for new recruitment and immediate investment or truum is vitar for tne future coalfield:

mitment carried 2CL other NUM lodge has We pro the cluded. cent of but are Scotland Yorkshire. Ir we must coalfields The de- for Wales those

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But, as BARRY WILKINS reports, the rank and file are preparing for an all-out fight to save the