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Socialist Press1977 1977-07-20Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 11 →
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OFFICIALS OF THE AUEW are showing red faces after a decision in the High Court last week.
The union executive had bureaucratically expelled two head office workers out of the AUEW to pacify the leaders of Apex which wanted to recruit them. One of the two had actually had his AUEW membership proposed by John Boyd, the general secretary.
The two clerks in the union head oftice presumably noting the union's complete subservience to the courts, went to law and Mr. Justice Brightman of the Chancery Division overruled the union executive.
It might be easier for Scanlon and Boyd if they invited the High Court to set up a division inside the union offices. Then they could ask permission before taking any decision whatsoever.
-DOC strike IN THEIR FIRST STRIKE FOR 32 years, TGWU members in Batchelors Foods factory at Sheffield have been out since July 7 demanding payment of a 10% wage increase agreed prior to Phase 2.
Pickets up to 40 and 50 strong are manning the gates from 6am to 11pm, despite the obvious reluctance of TGWU local official Jim Holmes to pursue the claim.
Management are refusing to discuss with the TGWU and threatening to close down the factory in a clear bid to intimidate the strikers.
The factory is part of the giant Unilever combine. Should the closure threat be pursued by management, it must be occupied, and a trade union committee established to look into its financial dealings with Unilever.
Donations and messages to:
Batchelor Foods Strike Committee, c/o Vincent Knight, 42, Grunsall Crescent, Sheffield 6.