IMGpapers 1980–83

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

Engineering workers' job cuts

· Socialist Challenge No. 163, 11 September 1980 · p. 7 of the scan · 260 words

The scan: sc-n163-sep-11-1980.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 7 of the scan

Road:

These have been cupied for three months by no meters people, have replaced basic amenities which had been damaged by council gutting squads. The squatters want to be able to secure homes for single people for two years.

Although the council plans to redevelop the site, the earliest date is 1982.

THE leaders of the hospital workers' unions symbolically walked out of the TUC last week. The protest was against the Engineering Managers' was arguing in favour of increased private practice in by Pete Clifford A MASS meeting at Gardner's engineering works in Manchester voted week to fight the company's plans for • 700 The meeting decided to take industrial action if necessary to secure the jobs.

Of the 2,400 Engineer ing Union members present at the meeting only four voted against.

largest factory in the Man- for chester area. Over the past 13,000 CODS been lost local engineering industry.

When union leaders addressed the meeting they were greeted with shouts of 'We've got to fight' Gardner's is already on action against Heseltine's Bill, short-time. It was when Gardner's is the second the unions put the demand management replied with the redundancy announcement The workers responded with an immediate stoppage. They have been in the lead in winning support for Bob Wright, the left-wing candidate in the AUEW presidential elections. Council, welcomed this support but added: From the Adwest Vanessa Wiseman, chairperson of Lambeth Trades conference we are not just asking trades unionists to take but asking to see Ted Knight and Labour councillors throughout the country

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