-boost from the decision of the Confederaof fl a week on engineering workers.
Sammy Gilmore, Talks between the Confed leaders, led by John Tocher, and management went on for several days last week. The breakdown of these negotiations the way for managem unt to launch its secret ballot aimed at ending the occupation. Barrier The lack of involve.
ment or the majority garanor d Workers шо аск от тев мотогтяtion, even among the active strikers, is a big bar rier to effectively re the manouevre.
The approach of the Conted undermine the confidence the strikers in the possibility victory.
LOTS management week took place the plant Macafee. direct representatives the strikers, information about the purpose or pro.
were rife.
Burg mutted was a FUBOFPLITD ot the redundan.
Tha workers affected. That talks took place on such concession eadership on the part o the Confed.
Inside the plant there is still a good deal of tive occupation. round. the-clock and a large strikers joined delegations to other plants and areas. Militant But there is no regular strike bulletin, no general even mne snoo stewards committee has only met twice in the seven weeks of occupation.
This the Situduon perore tne Cultrass Sike woen there ware recurer shop and report backs by shop Tom Macafee ex plained: workers are no anvone A SA But what brought such support for militant action This is what is now need- was casuancation ed more than ever.
The active strikers need draw in the maare stavine di verone knows denine the redundancies lie attacks on conditions and wages and further sackings natonavat tom andric. ng, no one's jot is safe.
place. This message has be repeated and Socialist Challenge tion of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions in the Manchester area to recommend a levy Among those at the Confed meeting was convenor of the Govan argued for among al! the strikers, especially those at home.
Coupled with a deter. backing could be maia. lamed. firms Manchester face the same situation as Gard. ner's. Edbro's, Bolton cheuteer. Computers, TOnA Chloride batteries, 2,500 of the Gardner's occupation, is no easy task. When! talked to him in his office, several delegations were waiting to bring support.
There was a delegation from Stone Platt, the textile macher ractory In 0. ham occupied earlier this along a to donaton tol them. Money Further down the corridor there were six stewards 1 aloOl all lu Coventry. They hadn't got a Decle• closure ov unrisima. and they had come to Gardner's to see how to organise an occupation throughout the labour movement.
win back the initiative. reports. indicates solidarity But the occupation is at a watershed. If BRIAN GROGAN Mitchel the ASTMS coordinating committee in ICL Gorton.
raised the need for a day clucine sunke action. ne conter leadership counterposed the raising of money to this proposal.
Resist But a lead from the Confed will be a major factor in whether decide DaCk Workers at ICI Winsford have held 24-hour lightening осcupation show that management WIll resisi the redundancies proposed for the Winsford site alone The impression is that the Confed leadershio is looking for a way to end the Gardner's This is why we need a rec alert. ington, Agecroft aL. HI DIC the construc * a week trom eaco worker and sending it on to GardDave considers that there should be weekly collections in all the local factories, together r with official eves me auew across the country. The Manchester North and Sheffield districts are already organising for this. treasure tewards Vialous ne snow starune to recerve , in a week . Donations have built as news gets out Havocick Gardner's. but in hi view omel workers shoule follow their example Kevin explained how factories in London are go ing set Dallell Gardner's cles In this situation they'd received a good response as many saw Gardner's as their fight toc A nolner steware bor
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