Socialist Challenge1983Socialist Challenge No. 283, 4 March 1983Miners Occupy Coal Board offices
Socialist Challenge No. 283, 4 March 1983 · p. 12 of the scan · 130 words
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are confident the strike can be spread na. tionally. It can and must become an offensive battle for the investment and recruitment the industry needs. support already promised rail, transport seamen's unions water movement of all coal, this is a battle that can be won.
The Thatcher Government was dealt a damaging blow by the waterworkers. Now the miners can go for the knockout. first day of the strike, over miners from many different pits occupied for six hours the •South Wales NCB. headquarters in Cardiff.
They were in jubilant spirit. Management offices were turned into and signs such as Tower SLOULC doors, indicating which tion Terry Davies Telewis lodge secretary Drift told Socialist Challenge: 'With this occupation will show mean to fight this strike to the finish.