Miners must say 'no'
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Miners on 26/27 November are to be balloted on their 13% offer. The NUM Executive have voted 14-11 to recommend acceptance.
This has been termed a "sellout" by Arthur Scargill and Mick McGahey-although Scargill's main proposal was that management and union jointly approach the government for more money: "I am convinced if we had done so there would have been much more money available."
The miners not only face a cut in the value of their wages but a large mumber of pit closures. To retreat now would strengthen the government and isolate the firemen.
Miners should vote 'no' and prepare to be part of the fight not to beg the government for more but to bring it down!