IMGpapers 1968–75

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

LEFTIST KILLED BY ITALIAN POLICE

Red Weekly No. 67, 12 September 1974 · p. 8 of the scan · 275 words

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London level are the anly a 28 to A 19-year old demonstrator was killed and dozens of others injured in Rome over the weekand when armed riot police moved into the San Basilio district to clear out 150 squatter families. In Italy as in Britain, increased State repression is capitalism's only answer to the deepening social crisis it has spawned.

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The strike at Wingrove and Ragers Liverpool, of women workers for thres holds eo boost their miserable aage of £15.40 took a decisive turn for the hefter The women, fed up with the lack of interest or support from the local AUEW sent their shap stewards to the TUC con Terence at Brighron and camped outside Scanion's office until he agrood to see them. Senion then contacted the local ALEW officials for a fall report. Because of this and other badgery of the foen officiais by the women the union lias now been forced to take up the strugght in a serious and practical way.

A mase pieket was organised for 9 September where 200 people including many workers from other tectories Turned up to support the sinke. There were confrontations with the police as they attempted to clear a way for the scahs. The police appealed to the worsen to cooperate as they had dome in the pust but the women replied making it quite clear that from now on they would no longer cooperate in helping to defeat their wwn strike by letting scabs go in Following the sucoas of this mass ficker the management were frightened into agreeing to negotiate. At a public meeting on Monday the militant women

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