IMGpapers 1968–75

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

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Red Weekly No. 58, 27 June 1974 · p. 8 of the scan · 352 words

The scan: rw-no58-jun-27-1974.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 8 of the scan

on strike for over a week for a threshold of the ALEW have made the strike offcial and called on the union's national ACCUSES LOO LOCATE Workers at the Plessey Plaut at Beeston, Nottinghamshire have beco oftered a payinent of L2.50 Following their strice and occupation of the factory. This was in tended by the company to be a ano and forus payment. The workers have however taken only 2.40 the paymont due under the threshold agreements. They have told the management that they TENURES TAT ABOT.

The fights for open-anded throshold agruements are breaking out right across unico leaders fail to give these movements any coordination. As prices rocket the need to protect aving standards b vital. The urgent need now to chite tie different stripes policies of the Council at work families copper remarked: The must wor be seen. He mone mow smarted carter.

Aller the eviction, as agreed before. hand, squattors and supporiers occupied the dearest Social Socurity office demanding re housing for all. Afler rejecting offers of hed and breakfast some familes did accept hotels total cost S180 a week! They intend to re squat if thay do not got permanent accommodation, Turing the squat into a collective demonstration worked. Everybody struck together. The occupation was used as an over that aftemoon, a more endorsed by a rally type meeting where peopl from the Trades Councit and Tenants Associa Lion were prescal. The Social Security were forced to pay for squarters to transport their belongings to the new for detonce of the arrested workers Neither the official union structure, nor the Cited Body Paat Shop stewards committoe has taken any action to organise a campalen on this, and have simpls restricted the matter to providing legat defence. These people seem incapable of learning the lessons of Shaewsbury.

Militante in the factory and on the stewards" committee ane organsing a picket at the factory gate on the day of the trial. A demonstration will also leave Barking Park chat day at 9.15 a.m, to picket Barking Magistrates Court. Jo Richardson, the local MP has pledged Entrance 20p

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