trouble.' But on the same night as Todd appeared on of the TOWU cana branc were told a different story by engine plant deputy convenor Todd did know about the steel, Davis said, and the TGWU and ISTC approve shipment because Ford owns the steel!
Docks For 11 weeks there meant to nave been a ban ou the movement of all imported steel. Indeed, on 3 January, a day after the strike began, опе boat which docked Dagenham was boycotted.
But willin a couple of hours the message came back the TGWU to unload the Dotl ISTC leadership didn't think that Ford was involved in the struggle al lal starc.
National union officials gave Ford management a Socialist Challenge 13 March 1980 'THE Transport Union needs to he much more ruthless with members who Atre carrying steel,' cataring a To wu member Chris who has just been laid off for refusing to cross a steelworkers picker noe.
Chris, who works
Daniels Transport, 'a small Birmingham, says that solidarity the TGWU has been 'Quite a number of drivers in the haulage industry are not in a union. but a lot of inose who are members passive. The has enforce instructions.' TORIES DEMAND £500m EXPOSED!
FROM BSC has been told by the government to sell off assets £500m to cut the public sector borrowing requirement.
This astonishing demand is contained in a confidential letter from the Industry Secretary, Sir Keith Joseph, to sir Charles Villiers, BSC's chairperson of the letter, LUI headed Financing for BSC 1980/1' into the hands COLL Socialist Challenge.
The letter states 'We do finance operating 'losses', retiremente goerms requiremen