IMGpapers 1968–75

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

TENTH WEEK

Red Weekly No. 127, 27 November 1975 · p. 5 of the scan · 256 words

The scan: rw-no127-nov-27-1975.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 5 of the scan

Meanwhile the workers occupying the Personna plant at Hillington, Glasgow, nave entered men tenm week or saugue encouraged by a regular flow of financial aid which has boosted their fighting fund to over £1,000. Having forced the leadership of the AUEW to lend official support, and with eight weeks back strike pay, the workers are now on the offensive. A call 10). has been issued for the blacking of all Philip Morris products, and on Monday an urgent message went to Hull docks shop stewards committee appealing to them to issue a national call for blacking.

HIGHLIGHT Copies of the list of Philip Morris subsidiaries prepared by Red Weekly together with copies of the management's briefing charts on redundancies discovered in the тастогу arter te оссиравол Have Docl reproduced by Glasgow IMG. Copies from A. Jamieson, 18 Carrington Street STRIKE Glasgow G4 (041-332 8728).

The highlight of this week's activities at Personna was the visit of a representative from the Portuguese worker-controlled paper Republica and the Portuguese Workers' Co-ordinating Committee. Attempts are now being made to develop international working class solidarity (see page OUT IN FORCE Finally Personna workers will be turning out in force for the jobs demo on 26 November, where they will be attempting to extend their fight and win their demand for work-sharing with no loss of pay in answer to the bosses attempts to sack the Messages of support, requests for speakers, and the largest possible dona tions should be rushed to Ruby Duncan, 27 Bowfield Crescent, Penilee, Glasgow.

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