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TWELVE women canteen workers at BL's Drews Lane plant in Birmingham are now entering their second month on strike.

The dispute began when their old employers, Grand Metropolitan, lost the Drews Lane catering contact to Bromwich Caterers. The day before the Christmas break, Bromwich announced that all the existing canteen workers would be sacked.

The women, members of the GMWU, voted unanimously to strike.

Although five women were subsequentiy • ottered reinstatement and broke ranks, the remaining 12, including the shop steward, Sheffield. Meets every other Wednesday, 7.30pm at the Brown Cow, The Wicker. Next meeting Wednesday February 16: 'The Tories and the Falklands Factor' . SO is sold outside Boot's, Foregate (Saturday 12 to 1), and at the Independent Bookshop, Glossop Road. Contact: Rob, 589307.

Hull. Meets every Wednesday, 8pm: details from SO sellers. Childcare available. SO is sold at the Prospect Centre (Saturday 11-12).

Halifax. Contact 52156. SO is sold at Halifax Wholefood, Gibbet St, and at Tower Books, Hebden Bridge..

• WALES Cardiff. Contact • MIDLANDS Birmingham. Meets alternate Fridays, 7.30, the Labour Club, Bristol St. Next meeting Friday January 14. SO is sold at the Other Bookshop, Digbeth High Street.

Coventry. Contact Keith White, 75623. SO is sold at the Wedge Coop, High St. Meets on first and last Thursday of each month, 7.30 at 'The Queen', ', Primrose Hill St, Hillfields. Next meeting: Thursday February 3, Godfrey Webster on 'Ireland: which way forward for socialists in Britain?' Leicester. Contact Phil, 857908. SO is sold outside Supasave (Friday 4.30 to 6), the Co-op, Narborough Rd (Saturday 11-12.30), and at Blackthorne Books, High Street.

Northampton. Meets alternate Mondays. Next meet624 1931. SO is sold at Kilburn Books.

Islington. Meets every other Sunday, 3pm' at Thornhill Neighbourhood Project, Orkney House, Copenhagen St. On February 6 there is instead an Islington Labour Left meeting, same time, same place, on how to fight for no cuts and no rate rises. For childcare phone Nik, 607 5268.

Haringey. Contact 802 0771 or 348 5941. Meets every other Sunday, 6pm, Trade Union centre, Brabant Rd. Tower Hamlets. Contact 790 4937. Meets fortnightly on Fridays, 6.30 to 8.30pm. Next meeting February 11. Newham. SO jumble sale: Saturday February 5, 2pm at Harold Road Centre, Harold Rd, E13. Contact: 555 9957 Trade union Committee conférence:

Sat. Feb.19, County Hall, London SEI, •Block Vote Credentials for delegates from trade union bodies and Broad Lefts from Phil Holt, 108 Prince's Boulevard, Bebington, MersesTside L63 7PE (051 645 137

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WITH February just 3 days old, -our readers are showing Organiser.. We said that we needed a fund of £1,000 a month The response has been £172.50 from various donations As it's early in the month, we're going to try and achieve our February target as well is the £500 donation, so that we can spend that on special items. Our ancient plumbing hasn't supplied hot water to the office since last summer (we need hot water in the darkroom); our duplicator only works with a mixture of gentle coaxing and direct verbal abuse - and we need new materials to give SO a new look.

Let's see if we can raise another £827.50 for our February fund - so we can have a break from our routine of only just managing on our money, and spend this £500 "windSend money to the treasurer, 214 Sickert Court, London N1.

Thanks this week to: Anon £500; Hornsey SO supporter £25; Bas Hardy £50; Ricky Houston £10; Dave Ludlow £25 (again); Aly Mir £30; Simon Pottinger £5; Johr Whitton * £5; Nick Parsons £5; Stockport SO £17.50 from donations and Xmas raffle keep publishing SO in 1983.

from a reader in London. fall" on the extras, not the necessities. their support for Socialist to guarantee that we could - and-a marvellous £500