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Socialist Organiser1982 1982-07-15Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 15 →
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Fares again Victims of THE privatisation band- imposed on them by British there was something akin to a cross between a Nuremberg rally and a foxhunt in full cry. We've been fined £10, but none of us know exactly what we have been fined £10 for. We haven't been given precise details of the charges. We weren't able to put any defence case - it was the original kangaroo court.
What we were really guilty of was opposing Sid Weighell publicly. And the ulecan MANAGEMENT at Rulecan, Runcorn, have reneged on their earlier agreement to re-employ the women work. ers at a new factory in RunCOLL The women are calling for mass pickets every Monday and Thursday from 7am. Mothercare and C&A shops are being leafletted in Liverpool, asking people not to. buy goods from these Rulecan outlets.
This should spread real sting in the tail is that there is a threat - as far as I can understand, I've heard nothing officially yet - that future occurrences will be dealt with under the rule that provides despilnow GO U exactly what the past 'occurrences' were, it's very difficult to avoid future 'occurrences' - short of total silence. And none of us intend to be silent. nationally.
The NUTGW (the women's union) is supposedly organising blacking at the Gratton and Kays catalogue warehouses, but not com mitting anything to paper in view of the legal threats.
Messages/ money.
NUTGW, Room 46, Imperial Chambers, 62 Dale St, Liverpool 2. Cheques payable to NUTGW Local Fund.
CHRIS ERSWELL THE sectional strikes and "utilisations" (whatever that means). They recommend "utilisation of engineering and maintenance imposed on them by British Airways.
After all this devastation, all that an oftical IGWU spokesperson could find to say about the 7,000 job cuts this week was: 'We are very annoyed at the total lack of consultation".
But at the sharp end of Tory Britain, the name of the game is no longer consultation. It is confrontation.
And. it's about time the unions got a leadership that recognised that.
BUT HWFC bulletin no.4 now out - 5p plus post from Anna Lunts 78 High St, Atherton, Lancs (0942 877296). Badges 20p each.
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