The above photomontage is one in a set of six postards designed by Poler Kennard. Set of 6 for E1 from SC, 328/9 Upper St., oducation, but no miner had been organised to fight against Board When the time for the left to move was most opportune al the executive meeting which followed the result of the nationalballot — the left failed to act al all. lestead of calling conterence: K and other prepare the fight for the wage Bringing [their] justice home. Students from Bradlord University were joined by Grunwick strikers when they picketed the house of Judge Stucley in London last Friday. He had turned down the appeal of Bradiord student Chris Roys against a E50 tine for allegedy using threatening behaviour on the Grunwick picket line. Stuclay found the prosecution's story very claim. they said they would wait and see what the Coal came up with! This allowed the right wing time to marcha their forces ani relaunch their assault united attempt by Yorkshire, Scotland. Wale: arcas to call an unofficial rank and file G conference would bave been the only effective way to providenn alternative to tbe right"s manoeuvres. Scargill, Me. Gahey, Williams and Co missed the boat ugain. With the lack of effective apposition to the right wins the choice for the rank and file began to look like a wage rise through a productivity deal -or no wage rise at all. Gorky and Co had won executive support for the 12-month rule so any fight for the claim would now havetostart inMisch, one of the worst times for the INSULT Scargill's rea council thi addod sult to iniur Increasingly isolated, and with no preparation, the wren counci suggested that the alternative to an area incentive scheme was an area strike - without even so much as a hint that Yorkshire could unite with any other area.
Moreover, in contrast to the national ballet when Scargill launched a massive campaign against the scheme, the arcu couneil made no recommend ation this time on how the miners should vote!
The incentive scheme saga ha: almost come to an end. The left in the union has suffered a defeat, and failed to organise the rank and file for a light. But the miners" militancy remains. Within a day of the Yorkshire scheme decision, miners at Parkhill colbery. near Wake field, were on strike in protest at their bonus payments There is still the opportunity to build a fighting left wing in the NUM. With eyes now set on the annual conference prepar ations, this is the task to which