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1 he statement reprinted below was sig! week by 110 TGWU members working Transport Department at British Leyland's CHARGES! STUDENTS TRESPASS ROP THE THE A picket of the trial of the first person! under the Criminal Trespass Law-the la to outlaw sit-ins and occupations.
YOUR MAN AT THE TOP'S GHT TO STAY ON YOUR B TO FIGHT TH - CRI person prosecute w-the law desigr DAY increases so the number of chapels fighting on diminishes, the danger of isolation grows and the confidence of the employers to deal with the remaining chapels, including some of the toughest in the country, increases.
Chapels must demand that the NUJ negotiators make themselves accountable to the membership still struggling.
Several chapels have
INDUCTION Huar BISHOP MORNIN FIGHTS (IC) STAR CLOSURE "A full meeting of the membership of the Transport Department has passed a unanimous vote of confidence in our shop steward Bro. A. Thornett who has represented our interests for the past 16 years.
The meeting decided that it would not tolerate any interference with Alan Thornett's shop steward's card or his membership of the union.
It was the wish of the department to stage a token strike on Tuesday 28 February in order to demonstrate our resolve on this matter.
We have however now DAY La personal request from the senior steward Bro. Bob Fryer not to proceed with the strike under conditions where the management intend to precipitate an unnecessary closure of the plant in order to inflame the situation.
We are prepared to accept this advice at this stage but we emphasise that we cannot stand aside and see victimisation take place.
We intend to sign this statement collectively and to deliver it to the district office by means of an elected delegation"
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ETIQUETTE TUC IT'S THE IDEAL DEVICEIF THE MEMBERS SUPPORT YOU IT DOES NO HARM...
IF THEY DON'T SUPPORT YOUYOU CAN BLAME THEM! ied this Cowley
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