IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Defend jobs strike call

Socialist Challenge No. 130, 17 January 1980 · p. 9 of the scan · 292 words

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redundancies run. THE WALES TUC has called for a one Monday January. The strike, led by miners, rail and steel workers will go ahead unless the British Steel Corporation cancels plans to increase purchases of coking But the indefinite strike called by the Welsh unions for 21 January has TO march was decided Nationalised Industries Committee.

The 10 March strike will go ahead the BSC agicto to int demands of the 14 unions who planned *The provision of a subsidy for coking coa mined in Wales *Postponement for two years of the plan to half Welsh steel production between 11,000 and *Suspension of BSC's top management *An enquiry into the way the BSC Don Hayward, an officer of the I South Wales Challenge:

The after TUC'S abstained on the proposals.

called for similar remain an 15,000 the steel workers.

in Cardiff on the 28 January. All out for 28 Jannary!

National Union •We are giving the TUC one more chance. We think that they should be giving a lead on the fight for jobs. they do not act by 10 March we are no going to hold off any longer. all-out action from then on in Wales.

Disappointment in the climb down Reflected in the ore one miners who union leaders If the British TUC leaders had been serious in taking up the fight for jobs. they would have supported the original action of the Welsh trade unions, an action throughos Britain to save jobs and confront the policies of the Tory government Nevertheless the dates set for action important focus both to Major rallie: been planned throughout South Rials. The first takes place at Sophia Garden

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