implemented against the new aNC ot workers' struggles in Italy.
The struggle against redundancies reached a high point on Wednesday week, when demonstration of 100,000 workers took to the streets of Turin. In a mass meeting later on at the Mirafiori plant, part of the Fiat complex, workers heard NO)N uneT union, the FLM, and political tendencies the LCR, the Italian section of the Fourth International.
While Communist leaders of the FLM were loudly applauded, speaker to gain applause was the LCR speaker who called for general throughout the sondarily workers and a 35- hour week. Party Recently support has been growing among week. Industrial action by the Fiat workers for this objective strike would have a huge impact - country the Fiat of the Italian the Italian ly.
Fiat has for some time.
dancies both in Italy itself, where Fiat boss Agnelli is also the head they employers' working federation, and internationalbeen preparations for the sackings The official figures published last month deep IT WAS a minority at a conference organised by Wirral Council who argued that British troops should stay Alternative The CP argue that redunand management; the alternative, claim, short-time the early retirement, and similar measures In other words they, toc see Fiat's crisis as being solver at the expense of the workers.
There's no need to delve the whys and Ireland until links can be built between Loyalist and Republican workers'.
The majorit) of delegaesar the conference war in Ireland, held on 20 September, regarded the •oresence troops as a barrier to workinf reland. class unity in the north This held despite a ban by the conjerence TUC on any resolutions being passed. None of the promanagement's intimidation tactics More than half the staff from all out on strike. and a dail line is being cricu unc manacemen 1 OIlet bran morean , Capital's chief negotiator, sent an in civiber of state saying cach dividual inform him whether letter threatened that all those who failed to comply would not have their eventual pay backdated He also claimed that the : shop mended acceptance which neve between the Fiat workers and their SEAT brothers and sisters in Spain.
Delegations of workers from other car combines have already visited the Fiat fac tories to discuss common pro. blems. Top of the agenda was SUCCES COOTdinated Europear wide campaign to win the 35-hour weel in the industry Messages of support can be sent to the Fiat workers at FLM, Corso Unione Sovietica, 351 Torino, Italia.
mised TUC and Labour party speakers turned up • for the conference It gave unanimous sup. port to Wirral and dozens o other trades councils which nave condemned the TUCS expulsion Tameside Trades Council because nad or tanis ed a discussion on the Delegates considered that the Troops Out Movemass movement. its demand into the Party and trade union bran ches.
was s quite untrue ACTT, the cilief unior invo ved called a strike which now has the support NUJ. Many of Capitals ser Equity vICe are Denne catected with air time being padded out with repeats and more needle time.
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At present the dispute is deadlocked nothing but threats manage ment and sterr from the unions. The strikt and come up with something better
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