Strike to defend occupation!

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The arrest of a few token fascists does not mean the Ecevit regime can fight fascism A clear mandate against wage control-the last TGWL Now is the time for those trade union and Labour Party leaders who support the occupation of South Oxford Nursery Class to turn words into action and defend the occupation from eviction.

The County Council has applied tor a rossession order on Thursday S April and the ballits have been instructed to comply with the order immediately it is granted.

The Occupation Committee is calling on trade unionIsts, students, parents and other supporters to demonstrate outside the court at 10am on Thursday and then to march back to the nursery to provide a show of strength when the bailiffs arrive.

Most important in this defence is the local NUPE branch, representing school caretakers, cleaners and dinner staff, whose branch secretary, Millar, has been mouthing the possibility of strike action.

Coincidental with the Nursery closúre, the caretaker of the South Oxford Middle School is to be given three months notice--a move by the Council which flies in the face of NUPE's no redundancy agreement.

Emergency meeting

Millar has called an emergency branch meeting on Wednesday evening, which must seriously discuss strike action as the only means to defend both the nursery and the whole question of jobs against the cuts.

The Oxford and District Trades Council, also rebuffed by the County Council which refused to meet a Trades Council delegation to discuss the Nursery, must meet urgently to discuss the next step, and must mobilise support for Thursday's demonstration from the Oxford trade union movement.

Plans for a rally to bring together fights against the cuts, particularly occupations are going ahead for Saturda! May 27 in Oxford. Details and tickets from Ted Eamer East Street, Osne!. Oxtord.

350 car transporter drivers from each of the six companies which handle all car production from the Cowley and Abingdon plants struck this morning in defence of Brian Preston, Senior Steward at Cartransport Ltd, who has remained sacked and victimised for the past 11 months.

The drivers will bring the Cowley complex to a standstill within a few days and will cost Leyland £250,000 a day under the lay off agreement for external disputes.

The action of the drivers. who are to meet again or.

Friday, has been precipitated by a letter from the Thames Valley Police saying that no charges are to be laid agains:

Preston.

Trumped-up charges

He was sacked 11 months ago following trumped up charges that he had over.

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