Evans promises to
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on AcwesPolice in action during last week's mass picket they took action in defence of with the TGWU district office.
Monnwhile the seah leader- and TGWU stewards with A delegation of four strikers from the Adwest Engineering plant at Reading last week lobbied the TGWU Rules Revision conference at Weymouth in search of official support.
They were given an avuncular welcome by General Secretary Moss Evans and promised a full investigation into the handling of their struggle by local officials.
So far the TGWU has refused to make the strike officialthough it results from management's sacking of the TGWU convenor and all TGWU stewards along with 60 other workers from the plant after AFTER ALL, WE'LL ALL HAVE A LABOUR GOVERNMENT IN SOON AND THEN...
La victimised worker. .. AND FORGET THE HORRORS OF THE CONFED PAY STRUGGLE -WHO'S THAT?
QUT KNOCK!
CONTE ship of the AUEW has gone one Meanw ulc step further-and taken advantage of the strike by TGWU members to sign a deal with managment giving them sole negotiating rights in the plant!
The Adwest delegation to the Rules Revision conference however has placed TGWU leaders on the spot. Many conference delegates expressed a willingness to support their struggle for official backing.
Meanwhile there are rumours that ACAS has made contact ..•WE CAN RETURN TO AN ORDERLY STATE CONTROL OF WAGES — OR 'INCOMES REDISTRIBUTION" AS WE NOW CALL IT!
Meetings of Adwest AUEW officials present are also due to take place as we go to press.
Meanwhile all TGWU branches and committees should demand that the strike is made official and the full resources of the union thrown into the fight to defeat this vicious attack by management.
Messages of support and donations to the strike fund should be sent to Danny Broderick, 46 Berkley Avenue, Reading.
Strikers are also seeking maximum support for their next Day of Action, scheduled for July 14 outside the Adwest plant.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT ALL THESE CLOSURES, RUNT ?
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