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Whole or run a weld: and after that we were put into the production section where we would spend the rest of the year.
While I was still in the beginners' section a machine part got lost. We were all keput in for an hour after work and fined f2 each.
We decided to do something about it and we set up a works committee. It was very effective in curbing fines and suspensions. It was even recognised by the management until we refused to let a supervisor in the meetings.
Management then began to attack us, now allowing us to hold meetings in work time, and victimising. We decided to join a union and that put us in a much stronger position since we had the threat of blacking action and support for strike action.
The union was a bit scared of us and tried to put us off. While I was convenor at the factory the manager used to continually offer me posh training schemes well out of the way.
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Organiser no. 65 December 9 1981 Page 10 Socialist DEBATE SHBOUP BOUR