IMGpapers 1980–83

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

Transport House occupied by Adwest strikers

Socialist Challenge No. 165, 25 September 1980 · p. 14 of the scan · 126 words

The scan: sc-n165-sep-25-1980.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 14 of the scan

28 Sept, rests at a mass picket of Adwest on 14 July, and a further two pickets were arrested outside the plant last Monday. The strikers are fighting to get their jobs back.

Contributions to: Adwest Defence Committee, 46 Berkeley Avenue, Reading, Berks. There were 26 ar: DEMANDING that their three-month-old be made official, two Adwest workers and a Supporte in Transport and General Workers' Union went to Transport House, the union's headquarters, Monday and remained overnight.

They said that they REVOLUT would not leave until the decision of union's regional mittee, which has ruled that the Adwest strike unofficial, reversed. The committee said that members at Reading plant were out of benefit, but f250 has since been paid into union funds. list Challent

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