The Lip example inspired a wave of fac occupations which is still going on today. When 3,000 riot police evicted the worker in mid-August the Lip support committee were able to play a decisive role in mobilis 100,000 people for a march on Besancon 29 September - despite the opposition of the leaderships of the Communist Party a Socialist Party. Delegates from every strug against redundancies in France attended. achieve this, films and cassettes made by t Lip workers explaining their struggle were used and 'six hours for Lip' meetings orgar ised in most major industrial centres.
The French ruling class was only too Even according aware war was arstake. to opinion polls half the population supp the illegal' seizing of capitalist property the Lip workers and endorsed their dem for no redundancies _ a flat reiection o