[ACTION The Leyland Action Committee brought together militants…]
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ACTION The Leyland Action Committee brought together militants from different BL factories to get the £20 claim adopted and then to help develop the strike. Now it will be working to draw out the lessons of tr betrayal and organise to prevent repetitions.
Contact: Leyland Action Committee, 194 Dawlish Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham 29. Leyland The workers at McGaws textiles in Kirkby have foreed the boss, who had locked them out after a dispute on job timings, back into talks.
They won this victory by picketing the offices and occupying McGaws mail order department just down -he road from the main Las: Monda!. only 20 minutes after ihe orcupation took place, the busi wanted talks.
The workers have now been reinstaled, and the disputed piece rate adjusted to their satisfaction.
At a victory meeting last Wednesday, the McGaws workers said they had been few in number and, at the start of the dispute, very inexperienced. Outside support and the experience of others had helped them i lot.
And now. the Melaws workers sec the need for them to help others in their disputes, " and : pass on the experience they have now gained themselves.
SUF IRSWELL.
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Socialist Organiser no. 65 December 9 1981 Page 15 -ALEWOOD