Miners leader Arthur Scargill has officially called for a labour movement day of action to force the Tories to backtrack on their plans to destroy the coal industry.
The National Union of Mingworkers president made his demand as the TUC general council held a special session in Doncaster on Wednesday last wook. The body was meetng out- Phag side London for the frst time in its history as a gesture towards the crisis in the coalfieids. But gesures are not enoug *If the government continues to be impervious to our fair and reasonable case. lack on behal ol the NUM that the general council ing the public and the whole of the movement, argued Scargil. 'Is it wrong for the labour movement to act logether against an insane economic policy?
The meeting was picketed by general strike. TUC general secretary Norman Wilis countered that this would be ilegal: There is no doubt that we need to intensity the campaion, he acreed, but stressed that the TUC would not put its head in any December 9 has already been declared a 'day of national recovery, but the only strike action icely will come from small groups of NOT THE MINERS No time for TUC dummies workers ready to defy both the Tory ant-union and their own union Reportedly, the TUC is ready to cal a day of action if any of the ten colieries due to close in late January are shut, but there is no inworking day. Such a move would be too little. too late The National Miners Support Network is organising a national conference for miners' supporters at Shelfield Polytechnic students union on vandays. water sponsors include the Socialist Movement an major opporturity for the labour movement left to discuss the way Full detais et the conference -page four a big hassle which they can ill. our fund.
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