IMGpapers 1980–83

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

BOC defending jobs

Socialist Challenge No. 133, 7 February 1980 · p. 7 of the scan · 381 words

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By Tessa van Gelderen Oxygen depot in Greenwich have been suspended since 18 January for retusing to unload a contract lorry The use of contract labour can lead insisted on abiding by an agreement under which the lorry should have BOC management at Greenwich workers responded those who had been suspended. As a John Walsh, convenor Hackney BOC says: 'Management has tried to use Hackney to break the Greenwich dispute, by asking us to supply the Greenwich customers.

this happen. If they succeed at Greenwich they will try to take on the whole of BOC. Angry and noisy NEARLY protestors marched in Saturday demonstration in the North-west for over a year. the centre of the with the chant of 'Free abortion on demand' in a very spirited iwo mile march to protest the Corrie Bill.

There banners including Abortion and student unions, women's and gay groups, Labour Party and political organisations. Trade union on the march included the Transport Union, Post Office workers, Government officers, General and Municipal workers and others.

The march ended with a rally with Dr Sheila Abdullah, Terry Straiton (Manchester Thalman (NAC steward). The biggest response from audience care Thalman said: of defeat the Corrie Bill and we going to defeat government.' and noisy Manchester on in favour biggest Piccadilly Gardens, in city, reverberated •more than fifty the National surgery • Campaign, trade unions South Chief Whip, banners The Local the Flindi Michael ASTMS, several Bill. and Linda •and ASTMS shop when Linda are going to are WAS this Tory choice speak at the rally on Tuesday, and he threw in the information that he had been deluged with "masses' of anti-Corrie letters, with only two or three Whatever Benn does, there will be big contingents from Bristol on both Tuesday and Friday.

Vote against ON 18 January Bristol women staged torch-light procession the of Michael Cocks, MP for Bristol and Labour Party to press him to vote against the Corrie Bill.

procession delivered which Cocks voted for at the Second Reading. He was offered should change his mind, including the fact that his constituents were against the just thai representation was not his role!

Islington THE London Borough of Islington thoroughly lobbied about the Bill Saturday. motoreade bearing about pro campaigners went round all

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