Socialist Challenge1980Socialist Challenge No. 150, 5 June 1980Reg
Socialist Challenge No. 150, 5 June 1980 · p. 4 of the scan · 127 words
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page 4 of the scan
Every engineer knew that the modernisation programme that was in the offing would mean a reduction in the number of jobs; they also knew that TONI Office Telecommunications was a highly profitable concern.
This awareness produced a determination to fight for the 35-hour which management and union leaders completely by surprise.
The campaign of industrial action, limited though it was, demonstrated the power of the engineers; so much so that the delegation of barkers and of bankers stock-brokers to persuade the government to settle to avoid the growing paralysis of telecommunications.
The executive was not happy with this sort of action and did nothing to build it. In fact it appears that it never started negotiations for the demand of 35 hours, and the 37½