IMGpapers 1980–83

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

STEEL STRIKERS HOLD FIRST NATIONAL MEETING

Socialist Challenge sc-n136-feb-28-, 28 February 1980 · p. 5 of the scan · 390 words

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picketed.

Meanwhile at Ford, Dagenham, for example, two or three mini-buses carrying DICKeLS arrived on a given day from different areas with no clear objectives.

It has been obvious to many national co-ordination is vital to the CISUTE effectiveness of the strike. This has BeCa forthcoming.

The official national strike committee has only met twice since the strike began.

The problem highlighted By Martin Collins and were a mass picker was organised on Wednesday of last week long after the private sector had been called out. The mass picket had little effect.

Steelworkers' Banner, the official strike bulletin which nationally by ISTC, has not acted as an organiser.

has carried information on the many that local LESOLA auring une strike.

More seriously, the bulletin has not provided a scrap of information ISTC the Workers at the Stone Platt factory after they had taken over the factory against closure.

Eddie Holland, various negotiations hetween the unions. BSC management, and the Tory government.

ISTC members only get to hear of what the convenor at happening through the Tory press, or from their executive members they're lucky.

The union leadership only benefit our foreign competitors.' La two-hour information on 25 February.

movement of steel by in through the docks.

representatives trom and unions involved in the strike.

division ISTC strike committee What the meeting discussed OFFICIALS of several strike committees meeting to exchange The main emphasis of the meeting was on the stockholders, private sector, and ports throughout Britain.

A particular concern was expressed about the lack of effective picketing of steel coming It was agreed that a larger meeting be held next week consisting of strike committee all the regions - Statement by Ted Thorne, secretary, No 3 one Plati Oldham organised. It has worked out plans for JIM Prior's attack on trade union rights is the third such launched in recent years.

The first was in 1969, when Labour's Employment Secretary, Barbara Castle, introduced In Place of Strife.

Castle's proposals included compulsory cooling off period while ballots held. the establishment Commission of Industrial Relations, and the setting up of compulsory register of trade unions.

In the forefront of the campaign against in Place o DETE Was COMERS Party-led Liaison Committee Unions. TWo strikes called by the Defence of Trade ine LeDiu were supporte by 150,000 and then 250,000 workers.

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