IMGpapers 1968–75

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1968–75

CROSFIELD'S MASS PICKET CALL

Red Weekly No. 100, 8 May 1975 · p. 12 of the scan · 369 words

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page 12 of the scan

engage in any serious negotiations with the occupying workers.

not yet heen imposed.

onslaught is being made on the jobs of dockers and car worker that protect their living standards against inflation.

3BD. The seven-week-old occupation against redundancies at Crosfield's Electronies in North London is Jotting up. Management have bold coerenor Frunk Gore that he i trespassing on company property as he has boon sacked. They home also refused bo The Joint Shop Stewards Connitlee have now called for a muss picket of the factory, The call is likely to be supported by a meeting of the London Contederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions. Bro Howe, of the Executive of the Transport and General Workers Linion, has pledged T& G support in circulating their London based members in support of the Crosfield workers, The vital blacking on the transport of goods of the De La Rue firm, who now own CrosTield's, has bowever The Crosfiekl occopation comes against a bockground of rising unemployment in London In areas of East Loodon rates of unemploy inent are as high as 9 per cent, while in ates of North London cates of 6 and 7 per cent ne common. A recent Grater London Council zesearch report showed that the number of skilled manual workers in Geeater Lundon fell by ahout 200,000 in the 1960s And an intensive The mass picket at ChosTeld's on Tucaday 13 May at 9 a.m. can ticcome a lemonstration against the Lahour Government's policy of deliberately allowing nemployment to rise in the hope of deterring workers from fighting for wage incretars Donations and resolutions of support for the occupation should he sent to Cros fiekd Joint Stop Stewards Fund, clo Bill Hayward, 34 Dreaden Road, London NIQ tweed twill trousers and suede boots waded into the strikers.

WELL-HEELED BOOT into more than one picket's ribs.

Feilden, chief steward of the wages is tantamount to telling Jeremy what to pay his butler'.

In a voice mellowed by many a bottle of vintage port, Feilden urged his upper class louts to gel "stock in". He fervently believes in the defence of propeily, and he cqually believes in using violcace to detend it. He explained: The lacs were trespassing

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