EDP strikers stand firm
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Further details from: 'Summer School' PO Box 135, London N1 ODD. EDP strikers this week stood firm on picket lines despite torrential rain and increasingly provocative crossings of official ASTMS picket lines by pirate taxi firms, ferrying in scab labour.
Whilst all the city's major taxi firms are not now crossing official picket lines, small pirate operators are still exploiting the situation.
The morale of the strikers is high and has been boosted by recent negotiations progressively leading to the blacking of EDP products.
Efforts by the company, using scab labour and blackmail tactics to bully key strikers back to work, have had little success and the many other issues. Films, socials etc.
Claimants £21 offices are only operating 20% effectiveness.
All previous attempts by strikers to start negotiations with management over the sacking of 20. trade union members for organising a union have failed.
Negotiafons through ACAS with ASTMS officials and • management were started on 23 June. A further mass picket . was, however, planned for Thursday and further blacking of EDP products is still needed.
Strikers need your support. Check if your employer uses their products. Donations to EDP Strike Committee, c/o 61 Wostenholme Road, Sheffield S7 1LE.
Advertisement Socialist League A labour movement inquiry held at City Hall received a wide range of witnesses all of whom testified to the events as Councillor Turner had described them. The lobby had been peaceful, the police over-reacted - using dogs later in the day.
The events all happened against the background of the recent purchase of plastic bullets by the West Yorkshire police, a decision which was not taken before any committee.
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