'Photos: LARRY HERMAN THE connection between the im Middlesbrough and opposition to the steel strike is not hard to fathom. An anti-strike march in the town last Thursday began the offices of the Evening Gazette, which has done best to build opposition.
There were just eight women on the march, and Lect WeEe bered by -steetworkers and wives who counteruciolsraica it support ol the strike. the strike and arguing for the boycott of all steel. They Council, which has arranged accommodation for the strikers.
ward Sunday, 6 loveshors convenors attended rally build support for the strike agreed to step up It wa: support STOI pickets and to argue in the plants for a steel boycott also decided to maintain the liaison between the organisations which had - the Confed eration of Shipbuilding anc Engineering Unions, Preston Council, the - in orde obrain the possible turnout for the TUC's day of strike action on 14 May.
stop them.
Talbot
›' says suffering result starter, and admini- meeting has will be difficult. "The to come out then.
to their We had the about the The national opposed to again.' Stocksbridge, , Sheffield, support of Preston Trades At GEC we have refused to unload two lorry-loads of wrenca sce management before dawn on Wednesday of last week.
tives on the staffs committee at GEC are arguing that should boycott all steel: the WOIKS that since committee Bill considers Sirs has return to work, the boycott should only apply to imported steel This underlines the need for strike action in the private SCCIO!
Warrington), Pat Hickey (deputy senior steward BL SD1), and a speaker from the Stone Platt occupation, Oldham.
Wednesday, 12 March, 7.30pm. For venue ring Manchester 236 4905.
imports and we want strike ačtion to will dave lo se bie suppor again of the Newport dockers, who were holding up imported coal, and the Port They have been during this strike, and they must feel disappointed after the ballot •We'll have to meet the Wales TUC again. The 10 March strike is now a nonthe recall Wales been cancelled. . The Wales TUĆ has told us that we can apply for a recall conference, but after the ballot it Wales TUC has ruined the struggle. If it had been seen to be behind the strike, the miners would have come out. And if this had happened the steel • strike would have been over in a week 'We should have come out on 21 January, the original date for a regional The members were ready same meetings and ballots during January, and we had a big turnout on 28 January. There was a 92 per cent vote in favour of action "That's been turned round now so we have to get out to the pits. and stari
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SOCIALIST CHALLENGE PUBLIC MEETING 'THE WAY FORWARD FOR THE STEEL STRIKE Speakers: Colin Herd (strike committee, ISTC