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Duffy's rise

Socialist Press no. 198, 14 May 1980 · scan p. 11 · about 276 words

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THE CRISIS IN THE MIDDLE EAST-A TROTSKYIST Communist League: the RCL of Egypt.

illegal organisation under Sadat's regime, 44b Princes Street-next to East Oxford Comn work with them. They too were suspended.

Seven arrests

That afternoon a mass picket of over 150 workers gathered to stop the vans coming out.

Although the van drivers were also NATSOPA members they had scandalously decided to continue driving out the small scab sheets in the vans. A battle developed as the picket was, attacked by about 100 police and the vans broke through the picket as seven people were arrested.

The following day (May 8) the scab paper was to be delivered. Another mass picket was called, but the sight of printers and journalists being led After an exhausting few months railroading through miserable 5% wage increase with strings in British Leyland, the right wing leadership of the AUEW have just voted themselves a thumping 26% pay increase.

Job-slashers Terry Duffy and John Boyd, who onlv A series of meetings in Britain by a me in the strikes of 1977 Thursday 15 May at 8.00 p.m. University of Sheffield, Biology LONDON Tuesday 20 May at Conway Hall Small BIRMINGHAM Wednesday 21 May at 7 p.m.

Doctor Johnson House, Bull Street, Thursday 22 May at 8.00 p.m.

two weeks ago successfully opposed submitting any specific wage claim for engineering workers, will now receive a cool £11,162 per year-over £200 per week.

Executive members go up to £9,766: and the union's 190 full time officials will now get £8,320 per year.

THE MIDDLE EAST-A VIEWPOINT Amber of the The RCL, an was prominent 7.30 p.m.

Hall, Red Lion Square.

← Contents of Socialist Press no. 198, 14 May 1980