Cowley strike
Socialist Press1980 1980-10-15Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 11 →
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BRIGHTON WHAT ABOUT THE RIGHT TO WORK EH?
The AUEW craftsmen in the Cowley Body Plant won a significant victory over the management last week.
During the shutdown the company had brought in outside contractors to do the work the millwrights refused to do on overtime.
The millwrights on the Ital blacked a job done wrongly by the contractors. This action stopped production and on Tuesday the millwrights were "taken off the clock"
All the AUEW craftsmen, on both shifts, in the plant stopped work in support of the millwrights.
On Thursday the company conceded an agreement that no contractors would be brought in without the union's agreement.
During the week, also, there was a walkout by the fork-lift drivers on the Ital and Maxi/ Princess over the ending of their rota agreements.
Management did their jobs and the TGWU leadership did nothing about it.
WE WANT A WELFARE CONFERENCE STATE, NOTA WARFARE STATE!
SURE, IT'S A GAMBLE -BUT HOW ELSE CAN I GET THE MEMBERS..
OFF MY BACK? THE MORE THEY DEMAND REAL ACTION, THE MORE OF A PILLOCK THEY MAKE ME LOOK!
LET THEM VENT THEIR ANGER ON THATCHER NOT ME!
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SOCIALIST CRISIS TRAD* UNIONISTS ESS ST LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN National Labour and Trade Union Conference Saturday November 10.30 a.m.
For credentials write to Rm 103, Lambeth Town Hall, London SW2 IRW
RANK AND FILE
CONFERENCE Leeds University Saturday November Called by Labour Coordinating Committee Credentials £1.25 from 9 Poland St., London W1