Steel leaders collapse
Socialist Press1979 1979-10-03Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 11 →
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Right wing steel union leaders, never ones to question the need for their members to sacrifice to make the loss-making industry viable, have yet again been humiliated by BSC management.
Their "substantial" pay claim, including a call for costof living indexation and a reduction of working hours was scornfully turfed out at first sight by BSC management.
ISTC leaders meekly trailed away to think again, and, no doubt, to drop their claim in deference to the corporation's "ability to pay"
The impact such a retreat will have on steelworkers' ability to pay soaring prices is no doubt the last thing on the minds of these "negotiators"
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