Fight AEC shut down!
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The open secret that Leyland's AEC plant at Southall is to be closed was finally revealed for all to see last week.
The planned closure next June will axe 2,000 jobs, with work going to plants in Watford, Leyland and Park Royal.
There is not even the pretence left that these jobs can be saved through further speedup or a further round of redundancies. al Convenor Mick Martin, for beats OT- orotest. done nothing to lead a fight against Leyland's long-term rundown of the factory.
But Leyland clearly Of chall AT THE Martin's members might brush aside his feeble whining and take action against the closure. They have offered a so-called "golden carrot" paymentlinked to no action being taken.
This is now the moment of decision for the Southall workforce. Any compensation must be puny when set against possibly years on the dole.
A trade union committee must be elected to fight for access to Leyland's financial books and long term plans as part of the fight to link the Southall fight with workers in Lancashire and elsewhere.
As soon as management attempt to ship out machinery, the plant must be occupied.
AT BRITISH SHIPBUILDERS...
JUST WAIT TILL O'FISHALL HAS TO TELL HIS MEMBERS DOR BASTARI OF THIS DEAL! HA HA HA! (ABOUE TO LUM..EL A MAS METING)