Plansee strikers call demo

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THE Plansee's dispute has received enormous support from all over the country and locally — judging by Published by Socialist Organiser, 28 Middle Lane, London, N8. Printed by East End Offset[TU]. Signed articles do not necessarily represent the views of the Socialist Organiser Alliance. donations and messages. The time has now come to demunstrate that support actively. With 120 jobs at stake, a demonstration in support of the Plansee's strikers and in defence of jobs in general begins at the Plansee's works, Eastwood industrial ustate, Fitzwilliam Road, Rotherham, 10.30 am July 11th.

The bosses are trying to clear out of Rotherham and shut down the works. They now turn up nearly every morning with the aid of the local constabulary to get inside and take a few things out. The factory is also up for sale; but as one picket said, "With a daily picket outside, the gates chained and cemented together and the keyholes blocked up, there haven't been many takers.

But the strike grinds on - it is now in its 21st week- and the bosses have begun to talk about more money to buy the strike off. The men and women insist they have no right to sell jobs and they need your support.

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TO CLOSE THE ROVER IS VERY MR EDWARDES MuST Be MAD AN DEL IT MAKES THE woRKeRs VERY SAD So I AM HaRe 6 SPPORT MY DAD 15/163 Bill LAST week the press gave wide coverage to BL's proposal to force full-time convenors back onto them jobs. It is important that these reports are seen in the context of the overall situation facing BL workCIS Over the last two years BL have launched an increasing onslaught on the shop stewards movement. Victimisations, alongside threats of and preparation for more victimisations, are now aneveryday fact of life on the shopfloor in BL. Day by day, dossiers are prepared on shop stewards: 'invest¡rations' are carried out the National BL C: Clerical Staffs Negc: ting Committee. He r ealed to the Confed C: ference that he r recently taken volunta redundancy because was "not prepared stand for the contini harassment and ViCk nit-picking to which : colleagues and | w: continually being subje ed." He had decidi therefore, not to fight 1 Company but to add name to the long list of Senior Stewards who he taken voluntary redur ancy in the last year.

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