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Iranian students face deportation and death ublished by the Socialist Organiser Alliance, 28 Middle Lane, London N8. Printed by fast Ind Oltset Lid., London 11. Registered as a newspaper at the Post Office. Signed articles do not necessarily represent the views of the THE 'Coxon' affair in BL's Cowley Assembly Plant -the issuing of a racist circular by the plant's chief security office - remains unresolved.

It has, however, been the focus for an important struggle against racism in the factory. Last week there was a further meeting of blacks and anti-racist militants on the plant who are demanding the removal of Coxon.

Following this, the convenors called a joint meeting of shop stewards to recommend support for a 24 hour token strike to demonstrate hostility to racism and to press Coxon's removal.

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The debate on the stewards' committee was very sharp: T&G convenor Bob Fryer and the militants at the meeting fought very hard for a strike decision to be put to the workforce at a mass meeting. The right wing, however, headed it off.

They moved an amendment calling for the outside BAN MAINTAINED ALL 3,500 TGWU members at BL's Cowley Body Plant are continuing with an overtime ban, imposed after their bonus dropped from £ll to £7.

A mass meeting decided three weeks ago to fight on the issue and to keep the issue of the bonus out of the annual pay review.

Up to now the overtime ban has caused only small losses of production on the Honda, Rover and Rolls Royce, but the effects are expected to be cumulative.

Last week, in a move to get round the ban, management put a gun fitter on nights. But all 50 gun fitters in the plant immediately stopped work, followed by stoppages or threats of stoppages throughout the plant.

The company • backed down and the ban continues. officials to be involved prior to strike action being taken. The amendment was Fryer: fought for a strike 54 IRANIAN students in Britain were due in court, as we went to press, fearing they could be deported back to Iran, and to certain death at the hands of Khomeini.

The students, members of the Muslem Students Society, occupied the Iranian Embassy in London last week in protest against the wave of executions of left wingers in Iran. Most of the students are members or supporters of the Mojahedeen.

During the 1½ hours they were in the Embassy the students discovered thousands of opened letters

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