IMGpapers 1980–83

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

Gardener's workers prepare for jobs fight

· Socialist Challenge No. 165, 25 September 1980 · pp. 14-15 of the scan · 379 words

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page 14 of the scan

FIFTY workers from the Hawker Siddeley firm of L Gardener & Son were the largest of demonstration against unemployment in Eccles, Manchester, on Saturday.

It had been called by the trades council to bring to the attention of the local community the threat posed by the announcement of 590 redundancies at Gardener's, the biggest and best-organised factory in the area.

With only four votes against, a mass meeting decided to resist the redundancies with industrial ac1011 iCesary. Gardener's workers lobbied the final stage of the negotiations over job cuts earlier this week, Increasingly attention required. 'We'll have to sit the response many workers on the demonstration.

Another factory in the Hawker Siddeley group, Mirlees • Backstone pledged full support for a fightback. Best of all, the local Fire Brigades Union has decided to donate £80 a week if the Gardener's workers take action.

The Gardener's workers have For gallisca delegations the Union head office and to the union's national conference.

Bob Wright, the left candidate in the AUEW presidential election, has made the demand for the 35-hour week • lila Ul plank of his election campaign. That pledge should now be transtorned into an action campaign All 'odes in CSEU union.

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page 15 of the scan

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