Labour Pledges To Restore The Rights Of Unions …

[naomi24]

..to take sympathy action in support of workers in other countries.

That bodes well for peace in the workplace under a Labour government. The shape of things to come … if we’re very unlucky.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/08/john-mcdonnell-labour-will-let-workers-taking-sympathy-action-for-overseas-counterparts

[ToraToraTora]

Scargill started the strike in spring 1984. So it had zero effect on power generation, coal was stock piled anyway and it was not winter (previous strikes had been done in winter for obvious reasons). If the miners and their supporters then and now had an ounce of sense they'd have blamed their general for leading them into the valley of death. While they suffered, Scargill drew his NUM salary,little or no strike pay was forth coming. With leaders like that TGL wasn't really needed, plod controlled the flying pickets and waited it out and they inevitably returned to work. I don't care what side you are on those are the facts.

[ToraToraTora]

TGL was getting ready for a strike in the coming winter and was stock piling coal at the power stations. She managed to crank up Scargill and he went on strike on 6th March, she must have thought it was xmas come early. Diddly, Scargil and the lemming miners are to blame. They thought TGL would be easy meat like Heath and co.