DAVID GARETH JONES
DAVID Jones died on March 15, 1984, on picket duty at Ollerton
David was the first victim of the 1984/5 miners' strike: but the death of
Joe Green, who died 15.6.84 outside Ferrybridge Power Station, was further indication of how far down the road of repression Thatcher's Britain
Saturday March 14 1987 saw another memorial march to show that
David, killed in the class struggle of the miners' strike, may be dead but he will never be forgotten. The march was well attended and numbers
The speakers from Yorkshire, Jack Taylor and Sammy Thompson, spoke strongly and were supported by the National President Arthur Scargill.
Scargill spelt out National Union opposition to the S. Wales decision to endorse 6 day production at Margam. National negotiations must be retained as it is an essential ingredient of solidarity that uniform conditions and terms of employment are maintained for all grades of miners in the