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John THROUGH brute force and through legislation, British employers have embarked on 3 consistent, coordinated campaign to crush the power of the unions.
Anyone who doubted this before should have been convinced by the combination of events last week.
The legislation now being prepared by Norman Tebbit, Thatcher's hatchet-man against the unions, will include moves to restrict the right to strike; steps to open up unions to lawsuits for damages; provision for bosses to carry out victimisations; and measures to break up the closed shop.
But already a new, naraer line can be seen from the employers. Michael Ed. wardes' threat to sack the whole BL workforce in the event of a strike may have been withdrawn in the face of the militancy of the workforce - but the 'revised offer accepted by the General Secretaries includes provisions nunvicione for a stringent no-strike clause, and a time-limit for its implementation.
A new spate of victimlisations has begun in the health service, as management attempts to crush opposition to further cuts and closures: a TGWU steward has been suspended at St Mary's hospital, London W9, and a NUPE_ branch secretary sacked in Hammersmith.
olana who drove out the occupiers.
tanker drivers.
weakness.
the Tory government.
right wing Labour government. and the electorate voted for that"
eal Court judges reversed a High Court decision and ruled that the Labour GLC policy of cheaper bus and
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On Tuesday 10th Lord Denning and two other App-