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Workers Press no. 308, 21 November 1970 · scan pages 3, 4

Topics: Miners, Trade union leaders and the TUC

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Conditions were soon to turn against the ' miners. The imposed reparation's many the rate £150 million a year.

Coal reparations were also due to France, Belgium and Italy every year for ten years This destroyed Britain's coal export trade. IMPORTANT READING Things were made worse ir 1925 when Churchill restored of living of all workers was forced down.

owners gave the Federation of Great Britain NEW PARK PUBLICATIONS norice of their intention to terminate the wages agreement of the previous year.

They demanded an immediate cut in miners' wages and an end to the guarantee of a minimum wage. This meant that there would be no end to the extentd be reduced. miners' he government nominate STALINISM he First Lord of the Admiral (W. C. Bridgeman) to act as mediator between the owners IN and the miners, and set up a court of inquiry. BRITAIN The Miners' Federation refused to co-operate with this committee, since its aim was to cut wages and increase hours. The TUC General Council declared its support for the miners and movements TROTSKYIST ANALYSIS went ahead create an Industrial Alliance of heavy industry and transport unions, which would act jointly to defend the hours and wages of their members.

Available trom The newly-formed Trans: 8A Clapham Rich si SW4 dew Park Publication Ponion voted to strike it neces and General Price das nestinei MA I I would like information about support. ( But already leadership was I THE SOCIALIST being placed in the hands of bureaucracy. DiscusLABOUR LEAGUE! committee of the miners leaders deraise that Fill in the form below and send to NATIONAL reservedly in the hands of th SECRETARY, SOCIALIST LABOUR LEAGUE, General Council of the TUC supreme Trade Unior 186A CLAPHAM HIGH ST, LONDON, SW4.

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On Road Transport:

All men engaged in delivering coal to commercial and industrial concerns will cease Friday night, July 31. Men delivering for domestic purposes will cease at 12 noon, Saturday, August 1.

Local Committees:

For the purpose of carrying out these instructions members of the organization herein concerned shall, from each district, establish small sub-committees so as to coNovember 21, 1970

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