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DESPITE pouring rain, 250 joined the demonstration in support of the Thornton View hospital occupation in Bradford last Satwalk out THERE has been growing militancy in the Yorks coalfield over the last few months.

The present example of this is at Dodworth Colliery which is on strike for the 5th time in less than a month.

The dispute is over a miner alleged to have pushed an overman in the shower. Management sacked George Marsh and the miners walked out.

Lucal branch officials .compromised, and had the miner transferred to Barrow, another Barnsley pit.

This was not to the satisfaction of the men or George Marsh. This time Redbrooke Colliery which is joined underground with Dodworth walked out in support, meaning that 1,250 men were now on strike and picketing in both pits.

Unfortunately a handful of scabs have been going through the line with police protection.....

This is not deterring the strikers who have tabled an emergency resolution to the Yorks NUM Conference calling for an all-out coalfield strike. urday, 10th.

There were many banners, not only from the Bradford labour movement but also from other cities - including Wirral Trades Council.

The theme of all the speakers at the rally was that Thornton View had made a stand against the Tories, and there could be no retreat.

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Local Labour councillor Barry Turner called for supporting strike action. NUPE general secretary Rodney Bickerstaffe was there supporting the occupation. Alex Carina, from the bospital unions, stressed the need to keep up the 24-hours, seven-days picket to stop patients being moved out.

Meanwhile a district administrator who crawled into the occupied hospital through a window has publicly admitted that it is well-run.