Determined to win first dispute

MANY apprentices are being thrown into their first pit strike. But young miners like 18-year-old Terence Hudson from Walton, near Huddersfield, are determined to go all the way to win.

Already he has had a taste of battle; his pit was called out on strike two weeks ago when management tried to get round the overtime ban.

"This is my first dispute', said surface-worker Terence, 'and I'll have to get used to ¡t-«We'll have to fight as long as is necessary.' The 47-per-cent wage claim has real meaning for him. His take-home pay is at present only £9.50 a week.

CONFIDENT

'Other industries will come out. We'll get support and it could lead to a General Strike', Terence told me.

'I am confident the Tories will be out.

"They don't" have the strength to resist us and all those workers who don't like their policies over school milk and other things.

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CORBY: Wednesday January 19, 8pm. Civic in, other working men will not stand other workers being suppressed: It would be bound to spread the strike. 'Once the Tories are out, added Terence, 'it will be a lesson-the working man will have to be respected.' SHIRK But he was worried that a Labour government might shirk its responsibilities to the miners.

We will have to make certain the Labour government does what we want, he stressed.

Terence disagreed with the way the pits were ry at present. 'Our manager lets you know he's boss-although you don't see him often. 'But it's workers who do the work. They should have a say. At the moment you have another baking thee hated and slave. 'Interest payments would be ended; the old mine bosses had their fill of us. 'Ezra's £20,000 should be cut. He should only earn what a bloke at the pit is getting. the we'll win.

That's definite', said Terence confidently.

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