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Skilled men end strike

Socialist Press no. 244, 23 April 1981 · scan pp. 11–12 · British Leyland Cowley · about 187 words

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The 600 toolmakers and millwrights at the Body Plant voted overwhelmingly to return to work last Tuesday.

This came as no surprise as they had an executive instruction to do so and the District Secretary, Maicolm Young, and convenor Roy Fraser, both recommended a return.

The mass meeting voted to end the strike but instiwork to rule. The tute a issue Is demarcation and the members are refusing to learn another job, or teach others their jobs An indication of the attitude of the leadership of the AUEW came in the statement of executive member Ken Cure in reply to the toolmakers claim.

'They want assurances which no firm could give in a recession. Not even the blue chip companies will give guarantees of no redundan. cies. Write Box 3X.X. Rates Trial sub (UK).

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