Hostel strike
Socialist Organiser1982 1982-10-21Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 15 →
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PAUL Hobbs, a TGWU shop steward at Stanford's map shop in London, was unfairly dismissed on Wednesday September 29 after management unilaterally altered workers' contracts regarding hours without consultation.
Other union members walked out in protest and were also sacked.
They are demanding reinstatement and recognition for the union. A substantial majority of the staff joined the TGWU in February of this year.
Contact: Strike Committee, c/o 173 Clapham Road, Stockwell, London SW9. ARLINGTON House in Camden Town is the largest hostel in Europe, housing 1066 men. TGWU members there are on strike to save their jobs and get a decent wage.
At the beginning of April 1982, the staff at Arlington House (members of the TGWU) went on strike in protest- against Rowton Hotels refused to recognise the TGWU. The strike was successful and helped to build a solid union branch in the House.
After many attempts to open pay talks and many refusals by the company, 56 members of the TGWU at Arlington House waiked out on September 10.
The company took its revenge by sacking them all.
Donations to: Arlington House Strike Fund, c/o Camden Labour Centre; 8 Camden Rd, London NW1 (485 1100). Help is also needed with picketing. through a quick settlement.
*Meanwhile management's war of attrition on shop floor organisation continues. A significant victory for AUEW skilled workers at Cowley Body Plant whose vote for indefinite strike action forced the withdrawal of a final warning against convenor Roy Fraser - came almost simultaneously with management's withdrawal of all recognition from Andy Brown, deputy TGWU convenor in the Cowley Assembly Plant.
Hawley: blocked strike call
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MAP SHOP FIGHT