Solidarity 051, 13 May 2004

The miners' strike 1984-5

We continue our look at the miners' strike by following the events of May 1984 and looking at international solidarity with the British miners. The events Beginning of May 1984: series of mass pickets in Notts coalfield. On 2 May police estimate 10,000 at Haworth and on 3 May almost as many at Cotgrave. 14 May: 40,000 march in Mansfield. The strike is now at its peak. 17 May: Leon Brittan admits in Parliament that plain clothes police are operating in the Notts coalfield. 23 May: National Coal Board walks out of talks with NUM and demand pledge of union co-operation in the closing of...

Workers of the world: Round-up

By Pablo Velasco South Africa Charges against Anti-Privatisation Forum dropped Solidarity with Cambodian hotel workers! Support Argentinian food workers Criminal trials of Chinese workers begin South Africa Charges against Anti-Privatisation Forum dropped Anti-privatisation activists in South Africa arrested in March had the charges dropped last week, in a climbdown by ANC-led authorities. 52 members of the Anti-Privatisation Forum (APF) had been arrested in the run-up to the recent election on charges of participating in an illegal gathering. But before the APF activists could actually appear...

The writing on the wall

Moving on up? Massive BAE bungs Feudal blues Siberian blues Viva, left of centre politicians! Moving on up? Residents of Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest have been promised that should London's bid to host the 2012 Olympics goes ahead, their boroughs will benefit from 'the most significant urban and environmental regeneration ever seen in London'. However, many of them won't be around to see it. That's because Ken Livingstone's London Development Agency (LDA) are threatening residents of the proposed Olympic site with Compulsory Purchase Orders if they don't agree to sell...

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